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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Garcia
Lead Guitar
Phil Lesh
Bass Guitar
Mickey Hart
Drums
Bob Weir
Rhythm Guitar
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robert Hunter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Grateful Dead
Producer
Ron Wickersham
Engineer
Susan Wickersham
Engineer
Betty Cantor
Producer
Bob Matthews
Producer
Lyrics
I been ballin' a shiny black steel jack-hammer
Been chippin' up rocks for the great highway
I live five years if I take my time
Ballin' that jack and drinkin' my wine
I been chippin' them rocks from dawn till doom
While my rider hide my bottle in the other room
Doctor say better stop ballin' that jack
If I live five years I gonna bust my back, yes I will
Easy wind
Cross the Bayou today
Cause there's a whole lotta women, mama
Out in red on the streets today
And the river keeps a talkin'
But you never heard a word it said
Gotta find a woman be good to me
Won't hide my liquor try to serve me tea
Cause I'm a stone jack baller and my heart is true
And I'll give everything that I got to you, yes I will
Easy wind
Going cross the Bayou today
There's a whole lotta women
Out on the streets in a red today
And the river keep a talkin'
But you never heard a word it said
Writer(s): Robert C. Hunter
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