Grateful Dead ~ Rubin and Cherise, Orlando 4-7-91

Arguably the best of the 4 times the Dead ever played this tune, and only in 1991. Home video footage mixed with a higher quality soundboard audio source.

Cherise was brushing her long hair gently down
It was the afternoon of carnival as she brushes it gently down
Rubin was strumming his painted mandolin
It was inlaid with a pretty face in jade played in the carnival parade

Cherise was dressing as Pirouette in white
When a fatal vision gripped her tight Cherise beware tonight
Rubin, Rubin tell me truly true
I feel afraid and I don't know why I do, Is there another girl for you?

If you could see my heart you would know it's true
There's none Cherise, except for you, except for you
I'd swear to it on my very soul, If I lie, may I fall down cold

When Rubin played on his painted mandolin
The breeze would pause to listen in before going on its way again
Masquerade began when nightfall finally woke
Like waves against the bandstand, dancers broke to the painted mandolin

Looking out to the crowd who is standing there
Sweet Ruby Claire at Rubin stared, at Rubin stared
She was dressed as Pirouette in red
And her hair hung gently down

The crowd pressed round, Ruby stood as though alone
Rubin's song took on a different tone and he played it just for her
The song he played was the carnival parade
Each note cut a thread of Cherise's fate it cut through like a blade

Rubin was playing his painted mandolin
When Ruby froze and turned to stone for the strings played all alone
The voice of Cherise from the face of the mandolin
Singing Rubin, Rubin tell me true for I have no one but you

If you could see my heart you would know it true
There's none Cherise, except for you, except for you
I'd swear to it on my very soul, If I lie, may I fall down cold

The truth of love an unsung song must tell
The course of love must follow blind without a look behind
Rubin walked the streets of New Orleans till dawn
Cherise so lightly in his arms and her hair hung gently down

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[daverios44]

I was a t this show and it is one of my top GD memories of my life. The acid was clean and the second set was flawless. It took me to such incredible heights I can't even explain. The Morning Dew at the end touched my soul like nothing ever has before. Really it was such an amazing night. You know I have never been able to find a recording of it to this day. Maybe such memories are better left untainted.

[515tuber]

@daverios44 You can find it on Archive.org - pretty good quality too!

[muusketball]

Magical night!

[casable]

GREAT 3 night run.......great memories.....

[ozwire26]

Fuckin excellent!

[GSRJosh33]

That was just bliss. Thank you. Im off to the Archive!

[nic886420]

@daverios44 wat year . date ill hook u up

[Davviiidd]

are there any other better quality videos out there of the Dead playing this??

[Smegmatrix]

@archaeologytom It's called the internet archives. You can create a library of GD concerts

[dero24]

favorite song

[aholdenii]

the last time they played it was on my 21st b-day. buckeye lake oh. so sik

[archaeologytom]

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