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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Lead Vocals
Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh
Bass Guitar
Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart
Drums
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Background Vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Keyboards
Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Songwriter
Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Producer
Ron Wickersham
Ron Wickersham
Engineer
Susan Wickersham
Susan Wickersham
Engineer
Betty Cantor
Betty Cantor
Producer
Bob Matthews
Bob Matthews
Producer

Lyrics

Well, the first days are the hardest days Don't you worry anymore 'Cause when life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door Think this through with me Let me know your mind Woah, oh, what I want to know Is are you kind? It's a buck dancer's choice, my friend Better take my advice You know all the rules by now And the fire from the ice Will you come with me? Won't you come with me? Woah, oh, what I want to know Will you come with me? Goddamn, well, I declare Have you seen the like? Their walls are built of cannonballs Their motto is "don't tread on me" Come hear uncle John's band Playing to the tide Come with me, or go alone He's come to take his children home It's the same story the crow told me It's the only one he knows Like the morning sun you come And like the wind you go Ain't no time to hate Barely time to wait Woah, oh, what I want to know Where does the time go? I live in a silver mine And I call it "Beggar's Tomb" I got me a violin And I beg you call the tune Anybody's choice I can hear your voice Woah, oh, what I want to know How does the song go? Come hear uncle John's band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide Come hear uncle John's band Playing to the tide Come on along, or go alone He's come to take his children home Woah, oh, what I want to know How does the song go? Come hear uncle John's band By the riverside Got some things to talk about Here beside the rising tide Come hear uncle John's band Playing to the tide Come on along, or go alone He's come to take his children home
Writer(s): Robert C. Hunter, Jerome J. Garcia Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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