The fans of the Grateful Dead, some of whom followed the band from concert to concert for years, are known as "Deadheads"; they are renowned for their dedication to the band's music. Many fans referred to the band simply as "the Dead". As of 2003, the remaining band members who had been touring under the name "The Other Ones" changed their official group name to "The Dead". Deadheads continue to use that nickname to refer to all versions of the band.
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Morning Dew
The Grateful Dead Lyrics
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Walk me out in the morning dew today.
I can't walk you out in the morning dew my honey,
I can't walk you out in the morning dew today.
I thought I heard a baby cry this morning,
I thought I heard a baby cry this today.
You didn't hear no baby cry this morning,
Where have all the people gone my honey,
Where have all the people gone today.
There's no need for you to be worrying about all those people,
You never see those people anyway.
I thought I heard a young man morn this morning,
I thought I heard a young man morn today.
I thought I heard a young man morn this morning,
I can't walk you out in the morning dew today.
Walk me out in the morning dew my honey,
Walk me out in the morning dew today.
I'll walk you out in the morning dew my honey,
I guess it doesn't really matter anyway,
I guess it doesn't matter anyway,
I guess it doesn't matter anyway,
I guess it doesn't matter anyway,
Guess it doesn't matter anyway.
The Grateful Dead's song Morning Dew is a melancholic song about the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. The song describes a scene where two people, a man and his lover, are walking outside in the morning dew. The man is telling his lover that he cannot walk her out in the morning dew today, and she asks him why. He tells her that he thought he heard a baby cry this morning, but she didn't hear anything. He then asks her where all the people have gone, but she reassures him that he doesn't need to worry about them since they never see those people anyway. Throughout the song, the man hears different sounds and is haunted by the loss of people and their world. The song ends on a note of resignation, with the man saying that it doesn't really matter anyway, suggesting that there is nothing left for them in this desolate world.
The song was written in the early 1960s by Bonnie Dobson, a Canadian singer-songwriter. The Grateful Dead first performed the song in 1967 and it quickly became a fan favorite. The song's haunting melody and evocative lyrics have made it one of the band's most enduring and popular songs. Although the song is often interpreted as a commentary on the Cold War and the fear of nuclear annihilation, it has also been interpreted as a metaphor for personal loss and grief.
Line by Line Meaning
Walk me out in the morning dew my honey,
Take me for a walk in the morning dew, my love.
Walk me out in the morning dew today.
Take me for a walk in the morning dew today.
I can't walk you out in the morning dew my honey,
I can't take you for a walk in the morning dew, my love.
I can't walk you out in the morning dew today.
I can't take you for a walk in the morning dew today.
I thought I heard a baby cry this morning,
I thought I heard a baby crying this morning.
I thought I heard a baby cry this today.
I thought I heard a baby crying today.
You didn't hear no baby cry this morning,
You didn't hear a baby crying this morning.
You didn't hear no baby cry today.
You didn't hear a baby crying today.
Where have all the people gone my honey,
Where have all the people gone, my love?
Where have all the people gone today.
Where have all the people gone today?
There's no need for you to be worrying about all those people,
You don't need to worry about all those people.
You never see those people anyway.
You never see those people anyway.
I thought I heard a young man morn this morning,
I thought I heard a young man mourning this morning.
I thought I heard a young man morn today.
I thought I heard a young man mourning today.
I thought I heard a young man morn this morning,
I thought I heard a young man mourning this morning.
I can't walk you out in the morning dew today.
I can't take you for a walk in the morning dew today.
Walk me out in the morning dew my honey,
Take me for a walk in the morning dew, my love.
Walk me out in the morning dew today.
Take me for a walk in the morning dew today.
I'll walk you out in the morning dew my honey,
I'll take you for a walk in the morning dew, my love.
I guess it doesn't really matter anyway,
I suppose it doesn't really matter either way.
I guess it doesn't matter anyway,
I suppose it doesn't really matter either way.
I guess it doesn't matter anyway,
I suppose it doesn't really matter either way.
Guess it doesn't matter anyway.
It doesn't really matter either way.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EARL ROSE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@stacyblue1980
Its hard because I think about the people who were so close to me.
Morning Dew is one of those tunes.
Jerry died on August 1st.
And I am NO one special by any means but Jerry died on my birthday- August 9th.
I have dreams.
I have wonderful feelings but death is death and may he be in peace- as WE ALL so need it right now.
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I was 15. But ya know- I still believe.
For each human being.
God knows.
@universalwebworks
Don't want to brag but I was at all 5 shows. It was farewell to the wall of sound. On the fifth night, Mikey Hart rejoined the band after leaving in the wake of his father ripping off the band a few years earlier. I think I sat in the front row of the balcony most nights taping these shows on a Nakamichi tape recorder. This was before taping was allowed and we had to smuggle our gear past Winterland security. Still friends with the guys I went to these shows with. What a long strange trip indeed...
@jerryrozz9153
Mark Salditch is it freaky to see this in such high quality footage
@marshgray9998
Do you have any of these recordings on YouTube or somewhere else? I would love to see some of this footage!
@marshgray9998
My mistake, you taped it! Haha. Guess it's my 19 year old bias here assuming you recorded with video! Hope you have a good day & life of health
@thegreatchain7112
I was there for all 5 & Bill Graham& crowd and birthday cake singing happy birthday to Weir first show
@MrEasye6996
Thats awesome man
@TheGunnCat
This may be the greatest example of what the Grateful Dead was all about that I've ever seen in my forty years of being a deadhead. Gives me chills and makes me cry all at the same time.
@kennykaufman8263
Amen
@evanjohnson5480
I'm sitting here listening on Christmas morning with tears in my eyes.
@maureenperry1169
And everyone at the show had a great beautiful trip!