GRATEFUL DEAD

- Uncle John's Band Lyrics

Well the first days are the hardest days, don't you worry any more,
'Cause when life looks like Easy Street, there is danger at your door.
Think this through with me, let me know your mind,
Wo, oh, what I want to know, is are you kind?

It's a buck dancer's choice my friend; better take my advice.
You know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice.
Will you come with me? Won't you come with me?
Wo, oh, what I want to know, will you come with me?

Goddamn, well I declare, have you seen the like?
Their wall are built of cannonballs, their motto is "Don't tread on me".
Come hear Uncle John'n Band playing to the tide,
Come with me, or go alone, he's come to take his children home.
It's the same story the crow told me; it's the only one he knows.
Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go.
Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait,
Wo, oh, what I want to know, where does the time go?

I live in a silver mine and I call it Beggar's Tomb;
I got me a violin and I beg you call the tune,
anybody's choice, I can hear your voice.
Wo, oh, what I want to know, how does the song go?

Come hear Uncle John's Band by the riverside,
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide.

Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide,
Come on along, or go alone, he's come to take his children home.
Wo, oh, what I want to know, how does the song go.

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Facts about Uncle John's Band

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When was Uncle John's Band released?


Uncle John's Band is first released on June 14, 1970 as part of Grateful Dead's album "Workingman's Dead" which includes 8 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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Which genre is Uncle John's Band?


Uncle John's Band falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Uncle John's Band?


Uncle John's Band song length is 4 minutes and 44 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 1970 Warner Bros Records Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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Meaning to "Uncle John's Band" song lyrics

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D.B. August 2, 2018-16:26
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Too bad you got some of the lyrics incorrect.
I think that "Uncle John's Band" is about the uncle of one of the bands' members. He must have been a guitar player who inspired the person who wrote this song---my favorite Grateful Dead song.
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