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From: jackson@curium.DEC (Seth Jackson)
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Subject: Dead lyrics
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 11:02:51 EDT
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>Does anybody know the lyrics to Big River?

I've listened to that song hundreds of times, different versions,
and the same line elude me consistently. Finally, I found the words
in a Johnny Cash music book. Unfortunately, I've forgotten them,
but, at least I can assure you that they *are* in print somewhere!

There are lots of Dead songs that I've listened to over and over and
still can't get the words to. For example, in "Day Job", what's the
line after "Never underrate that paycheck power" ?? There are lots of
words I can't figure out in "Touch of Gray". What comes after
"It's a lesson to me"? (There should be 2 answers to this, as the
line is sung twice, but the following line is different). Also,
what's are the words to the verse that rhymes kerosene, seventeen,
and obscene?

There are lots lines in lots of other Dead songs I can't get. I'm
sure that many of you have the same experiences. There are also
lines of songs that I was sure I'd figured out, only to find out
I was wrong, sometimes years later.

What lines from Dead songs can't YOU figure out? I'll bet we'd all
be surprised by the number of different versions we all come up with.
__

"We used to play for silver, now we play for life..."

				Seth Jackson
				dec-curium!jackson