Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River
Then I’m gonna sit right here until I die
I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota)
And it tore me up ev’ry time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
Then I heard my dream was back downstream cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
Then you took me to St. Louis later on (down the river)
A freighter said she’s been here but she’s gone, boy, she’s gone
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone
Now, won’t you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Go on, I"ve had enough; dump my blues down in the gulf
She loves you, Big River, more than me
To answer the question bout what jerrys solo8ng on is kinda just swinging to the cali swing texasesque shuffle- just riffin n danxing along- they xould play this for an hour and id b like how bout one more time around.
i started going to Dead shows at Wesleyan University around 1970-1971. I saw my last show spring of 1988 and pretty much once or twice a year in between. If I saw Jerry this way it would have broken my heart. Such a great man...such a great band when he was alive. Miss and love you Jerry.
i always thought the dead wrote this song i was happily suprised to find out it was written by johnny cash its a great song either way who ever does it its great great great dead head forever