Jacob and his mother had just deceived Isaac, therefore stealing the blessing from brother Esau. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. I justmade a connection and thought I'd pass it on for your review.The pillow/stone reference in Black Muddy reminded me ofJacob in the book of Genesis, chapter 28.ġ0 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.ġ1 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Thanks for your annotation work on the dead songs. Hot sun chillsCompare the line in Stephen Foster's "Oh, Susanna": "The sun so hot I froze to def."Ĭan't tell my pillow from a stoneThis comment from a reader: Date: Thu, 09 Nov 95 13:15:20 -050 The line also serves to summon up that most pervasive of Grateful Dead symbols, the rose. The tone of Moore's song is not far from Hunter's in "BlackMuddy River." Last rose of summerA reference to the Thomas Moore song, 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer. He emphasizes the word very clearly so there is no doubt that itwas not an accident. If you listen closely to the BlackMuddy from the last show at Soldier Field Jerry actually says "the LAST muddy river"in one of the verses. It is one of theonly things I can think of that I would rather not know. There is something you may not know and it is difficult to share. This note from a reader: Subject: The penultimate song Jerry sang with the boys.įrom: acclaim for such a groovy website goes here} See Steve Silberman's interview with Hunter, "Standing in the Soul," for comments from Hunter about the song. The show also featured the first "When Push Comes to Shove." In the repertoire ever since.
2Recorded on In the Dark.Ĭovered by Norma Waterson on her Norma Waterson.įirst live performance: December 15, 1986, at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Time signature: Cut time ("Moderately slow, in 2").When the strings of my heart start to severĪnd stones fall from my eyes instead of tears When it seems like the night will last foreverĪnd there's nothing left to do but count the years When the moon splits the southwest horizon When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountainĪnd the stars start to splatter in the sky I will walk alone by the black muddy river When I can't hear the song for the singer When the last rose of summer pricks my finger Words by Robert Hunter music by Jerry GarciaĬopyright Ice Nine Publishing used by permission. See Andrew Stiller's essay, "Black, Mudy River-Line By Line". The Annotated "Black Muddy River" ".and sing me a song of my own" The Annotated "Black Muddy River"An installment in The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.ġ997-98 Research Associate, Music Dept., University of California, Santa Cruz.
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