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grtrx · 11-25-2002, 05:14 PM

...when I can't tell my pillow from a stone...

"Once this seemed so appealling, now it's beyond belief"

Stonewall · 11-25-2002, 08:43 PM

grtx, what the hell does that mean?

grtrx · 11-25-2002, 08:51 PM

http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/bmr.html

That link'll get you annotated lyrics, which is helpful

"Black Muddy River"
Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia
Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

When the last rose of summer pricks my finger
And the hot sun chills me to the bone
When I can't hear the song for the singer
And I can't tell my pillow from a stone

I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own

When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain
And the stars start to splatter in the sky
When the moon splits the southwest horizon
With the scream of an eagle on the fly

I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And listen to the ripples as they moan
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own

Black muddy river
Roll on forever
I don't care how deep or wide
If you got another side
Roll muddy river
Roll muddy river
Black muddy river roll

When it seems like the night will last forever
And there's nothing left to do but count the years
When the strings of my heart start to sever
And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears

I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And dream me a dream of my own
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own
And sing me a song of my own

Bruce Hornsby does a great version of it on his live CD.

grtrx · 11-25-2002, 08:52 PM

and some days that song is just how I feel

Andy B · 11-25-2002, 09:13 PM

I miss Jerry singing that tune... it would nearly bring tears to my eyes in concert. I get emotional on mushrooms you know.

Uncajim · 11-26-2002, 07:53 AM

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung

sambo · 12-02-2002, 12:41 AM

Yep,

JG Dun us proud. Always a little something more than you expect, or can explain with mere reference to the pharmaceuticals ingested

"If I had taken my Dr.'s advice and quit smoking when he advised me to, I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral." -George Burns

11-25-2002, 05:14 PM	#1
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	...when I can't tell my pillow from a stone... "Once this seemed so appealling, now it's beyond belief" __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

11-25-2002, 08:43 PM	#2
Stonewall Club Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Palmetto, Georgia, C.S.A. Posts: 1,072	grtx, what the hell does that mean? __________________ "No quarter to the violators of our homes and firesides! - Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

11-25-2002, 08:51 PM	#3
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/bmr.html That link'll get you annotated lyrics, which is helpful "Black Muddy River" Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission. When the last rose of summer pricks my finger And the hot sun chills me to the bone When I can't hear the song for the singer And I can't tell my pillow from a stone I will walk alone by the black muddy river And sing me a song of my own I will walk alone by the black muddy river And sing me a song of my own When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain And the stars start to splatter in the sky When the moon splits the southwest horizon With the scream of an eagle on the fly I will walk alone by the black muddy river And listen to the ripples as they moan I will walk alone by the black muddy river And sing me a song of my own Black muddy river Roll on forever I don't care how deep or wide If you got another side Roll muddy river Roll muddy river Black muddy river roll When it seems like the night will last forever And there's nothing left to do but count the years When the strings of my heart start to sever And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears I will walk alone by the black muddy river And dream me a dream of my own I will walk alone by the black muddy river And sing me a song of my own And sing me a song of my own Bruce Hornsby does a great version of it on his live CD. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

11-25-2002, 08:52 PM	#4
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	and some days that song is just how I feel __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

11-26-2002, 07:53 AM	#6
Uncajim Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Louisville, KY USA Posts: 463	If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung __________________ "Ah, if only I had brought a cigar with me! This would have established my identity." Charles Dickens

11-25-2002, 09:13 PM	#5
Andy B Club Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,054	I miss Jerry singing that tune... it would nearly bring tears to my eyes in concert. I get emotional on mushrooms you know.

12-02-2002, 12:41 AM	#7
sambo Herf Meister Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Senior Lefty, KKKali Djibouti Posts: 6,791	Yep, JG Dun us proud. Always a little something more than you expect, or can explain with mere reference to the pharmaceuticals ingested "If I had taken my Dr.'s advice and quit smoking when he advised me to, I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral." -George Burns __________________ Stop ruining my ideology with you logic!