OT: R.I.P. Robert Hunter ,Grateful Dead lyricist

[rudedude]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ro.../robert-hunter-grateful-dead-dead-889788/amp/

Great lyrics for some great songs.

 

[LaJolla Lion]

So many great songs.

 

[Steve G]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ro.../robert-hunter-grateful-dead-dead-889788/amp/

Great lyrics for some great songs.

• BROKEDOWN PALACE
  Lyrics By:
  Robert Hunter
  Music By:
  Jerry Garcia
  Fare you well, my honey
  Fare you well, my only true one
  All the birds that were singing
  Are flown, except you alone
  
  Gonna leave this brokedown palace
  On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll
  Make myself a bed by the waterside
  In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll
  
  In a bed, in a bed
  By the waterside I will lay my head
  Listen to the river sing sweet songs
  To rock my soul
  
  River gonna take me, sing me sweet and sleepy
  Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home
  It's a far gone lullaby sung many years ago
  Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home
  
  Going home, going home
  By the waterside I will rest my bones
  Listen to the river sing sweet songs
  To rock my soul
  
  Going to plant a weeping willow
  On the bank's green edge it will grow, grow, grow
  Singing a lullaby beside the water
  Lovers come and go, the river will roll, roll, roll
  
  Fare you well, fare you well
  I love you more than words can tell
  Listen to the river sing sweet songs
  To rock my soul
  
  

 

[eidolon21]

Such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there...

 

[PSU Dave]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ro.../robert-hunter-grateful-dead-dead-889788/amp/

Great lyrics for some great songs.

They continue dropping like flies. So very sad.

 

[Mr. Potter]

If you get a chance read the book Box of Rain which contains all of the lyrics he wrote with Back Stories of the songs.


For Instance, if I recall, "Althea" (Song) was drafted in the Chelsea Hotel in NYC.

Shalom

 

[odshowtime]

I don't care if someone already quoted it

Goin home, goin home
by the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul

 

[odshowtime]

The only question now is which copy of American Beauty to spin tonight? The Terre Haute, the Pitman, or the Santa Maria? It's like the pilgrims up in this piece.

 

[nittany119]

Saw him at Lincoln Center. Had a lot of energy and enthusiasm playing tunes from his own albums, with some Dead stuff sprinkled in. He gave us volumes of music, and a lot of it is being covered by so many bands out there. Archives.org is full of bands doing GD material.
We will miss you Robert. You were a major part of the Dead, even though you weren’t on stage

May the four winds blow you safely home....

 

[PSU Blue]

Boys In The Bar Room was our theme song at PSU. RIP to an amazing writer, singer and musician.

 

[Columbus_Lion]

Thank you Mr Hunter. Your work will live for a long time. RIP

“Come with me, or go alone, he's come to take his children home.“

 

[LaJolla Lion]

one of my favorite tunes.

 

[LaJolla Lion]

Althea...another favorite.

 

[Columbus_Lion]

Althea...another favorite.

Loved the Al Franken discussion on "Long Strange Trip" talking about the best version of Althea.

 

[nittany119]

one of my favorite tunes.

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Yep, a great one. There’s an excellent version on the new boxed set from Giants Stadium that just came out. I’m pretty sure I was there for it. It really cooks.