Grateful Dead

Jack Straw


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We can share the women
We can share the wine
We can share what we got of yours
'Cause we done shared all of mine

Keep a-rolling
Just a mile to go
Keep on rolling, my old buddy
You're moving much too slow

I just jumped the watchman
Right outside the fence
Took his ring, four bucks in change
It ain't that heaven-sent?

Hurts my ears to listen
Burns my eyes to see
Cut down a man in cold blood, Shannon
Might as well be me

We used to play for silver
Now we play for life
One's for sport and one's for blood
At the point of a knife
Now the die is shaken
Now the die must fall
There ain't a winner in the game
You don't go home with all
Not with all

Leaving Texas
Fourth day of July
Sun so hot, clouds so low
The eagles filled the sky

Catch the Detroit Lightning out of Santa Fe
Great Northern out of Cheyenne
From sea to shining sea

Gotta get to Tulsa
First train we can ride
Got to settle one old score
One small point of pride

Ain't no place a man can hide, Shannon
We'll keep you from the sun
Ain't no bed will give us rest, man
You keep us on the run

Jack Straw from Wichita
Cut his buddy down
Dug for him a shallow grave
And laid his body down

Half a mile from Tucson
By the morning light
One man gone and another to go
My old buddy you're moving much too slow

We can share the women, we can share the wine


Writer/s: Bob Weir / Robert Hunter

Jack Straw de Grateful Dead

This song appears in 48 albums

The Best of the Grateful Dead (Live) [Remastered] - Grateful Dead
The Best of the Grateful Dead (Live) [Remastered]
2018
Cornell 5/8/77 (Live) - Grateful Dead
Cornell 5/8/77 (Live)
2017
Europe '72 Vol 20: 5/24/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London England) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 20: 5/24/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London England)
2015
Europe '72 Vol 11: 5/3/72 (L'Olympia, Paris, France) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 11: 5/3/72 (L'Olympia, Paris, France)
2014
Europe '72 Vol 12: 5/4/72 (L'Olympia, Paris, France) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 12: 5/4/72 (L'Olympia, Paris, France)
2014
Europe '72 Vol. 15: 5/11/72 (Grote Zaal De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol. 15: 5/11/72 (Grote Zaal De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland)
2014
Europe '72 Vol 13: 5/7/72 (Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 13: 5/7/72 (Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England)
2014
Europe '72 Vol 14: 5/10/72 (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 14: 5/10/72 (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland)
2014
Wake Up to Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/29/90 - Grateful Dead
Wake Up to Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/29/90
2014
Complete Road Trips - Grateful Dead
Complete Road Trips
2014
The Complete Sunshine Daydream Concert: Veneta, OR 8/27/72 (Live) - Grateful Dead
The Complete Sunshine Daydream Concert: Veneta, OR 8/27/72 (Live)
2013
Complete Live Rarities Collection - Grateful Dead
Complete Live Rarities Collection
2013
Live Albums Collection - Grateful Dead
Live Albums Collection
2013
Europe '72, Vol. 19: 5/23/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London, England) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72, Vol. 19: 5/23/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London, England)
2011
Europe '72 Vol 18: 5/18/72 (Kongressaal, Munich, West Germany) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 18: 5/18/72 (Kongressaal, Munich, West Germany)
2011
Europe '72 Vol 10: 4/29/72 (Musikhalle, Hamburg, West Germany) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 10: 4/29/72 (Musikhalle, Hamburg, West Germany)
2011
Europe '72 Vol 9: 4/26/72 (Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt, West Germany) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 9: 4/26/72 (Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt, West Germany)
2011
Europe '72 Vol 6: 4/17/72 (Live At Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 6: 4/17/72 (Live At Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark)
2011
Europe '72 Vol 22: 5/26/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London, England) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 Vol 22: 5/26/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London, England)
2011
Europe '72, Vol. 21: 5/25/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London, England) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72, Vol. 21: 5/25/72 (Lyceum Theatre, London, England)
2011
Road Trips, Vol. 4 No. 3: 11/20/73 - 11/21/73 (Denver Coliseum, Denver CO) - Grateful Dead
Road Trips, Vol. 4 No. 3: 11/20/73 - 11/21/73 (Denver Coliseum, Denver CO)
2011
Road Trip,s Vol. 4 No. 2: 3/31/88 - 4/1/88 (Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ) - Grateful Dead
Road Trip,s Vol. 4 No. 2: 3/31/88 - 4/1/88 (Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ)
2011
Road Trips, Vol. 3 No. 4: 5/6/80 (Penn State University, State College, PA) & 5/7/80 (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY) - Grateful Dead
Road Trips, Vol. 3 No. 4: 5/6/80 (Penn State University, State College, PA) & 5/7/80 (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
2010
Road Trips, Vol. 3 No. 2: 11/15/71 (Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX) - Grateful Dead
Road Trips, Vol. 3 No. 2: 11/15/71 (Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX)
2010
To Terrapin: May 28, 1977 Hartford, CT (Live) - Grateful Dead
To Terrapin: May 28, 1977 Hartford, CT (Live)
2009
Dick's Picks Vol. 28: 2/26/73 (Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, NE) & 2/28/73 (Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 28: 2/26/73 (Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, NE) & 2/28/73 (Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT)
2009
Dick's Picks Vol. 31: 8/4/74 & 8/5/74 (Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA) & 8/6/74 (Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 31: 8/4/74 & 8/5/74 (Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA) & 8/6/74 (Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ)
2009
Rocking the Cradle - Egypt 1978 - Grateful Dead
Rocking the Cradle - Egypt 1978
2008
Road Trips, Vol. 1 No. 4: 10/21/78 - 10/22/78 (Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA) - Grateful Dead
Road Trips, Vol. 1 No. 4: 10/21/78 - 10/22/78 (Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA)
2008
Road Trips, Vol. 1 No. 1: 10/25/79 (New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT) & 11/6/79 [The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA) & 11/8/70 (Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY] & 11/9/79 - 11/10/79 [Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI] - Grateful Dead
Road Trips, Vol. 1 No. 1: 10/25/79 (New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT) & 11/6/79 [The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA) & 11/8/70 (Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY] & 11/9/79 - 11/10/79 [Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI]
2007
Download Series Vol. 10: 7/21/72 (Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA) - Grateful Dead
Download Series Vol. 10: 7/21/72 (Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA)
2006
Dick's Picks Vol. 36: 9/21/72 (The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 36: 9/21/72 (The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA)
2005
Download Series Vol. 3: 10/26/71 (The Palestra, Rochester, NY) - Grateful Dead
Download Series Vol. 3: 10/26/71 (The Palestra, Rochester, NY)
2005
Dick's Picks Vol. 34: 11/5/77 (Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 34: 11/5/77 (Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY)
2005
Europe '72 (Live) [Remastered] - Grateful Dead
Europe '72 (Live) [Remastered]
2004
Dick's Picks Vol. 29: 5/19/77 (Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA) & 5/21/77 (Lakeland Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, FL) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 29: 5/19/77 (Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA) & 5/21/77 (Lakeland Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, FL)
2003
Grateful Dead Go to Nassau - May 15 & 16, 1980 - Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead Go to Nassau - May 15 & 16, 1980
2002
Dick's Picks Vol. 25: 5/10/78 (Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT) & 5/11/78 (Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 25: 5/10/78 (Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT) & 5/11/78 (Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA)
2002
Steppin' Out With the Grateful Dead - England '72 - Grateful Dead
Steppin' Out With the Grateful Dead - England '72
2002
Dick's Picks Vol. 23: 9/17/72 (Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 23: 9/17/72 (Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD)
2001
Dick's Picks Vol. 21: 11/1/85 (Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 21: 11/1/85 (Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA)
2001
Dick's Picks Vol. 19: 10/19/73 (Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 19: 10/19/73 (Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK)
2000
Dick's Picks Vol. 14: 11/30/73 & 12/2/73 (Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 14: 11/30/73 & 12/2/73 (Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA)
1999
Dick's Picks Vol. 10: 12/29/77 (Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 10: 12/29/77 (Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA)
1998
Dick's Picks Vol. 7: 9/9/74 - 9/11/74 (Alexandra Palace, London, England) - Grateful Dead
Dick's Picks Vol. 7: 9/9/74 - 9/11/74 (Alexandra Palace, London, England)
1997
Hundred Year Hall - Grateful Dead
Hundred Year Hall
1995
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best of the Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best of the Grateful Dead
1977
Europe '72, Vol. 3: 4/11/72 (Live at City Hall, Newcastle, England) - Grateful Dead
Europe '72, Vol. 3: 4/11/72 (Live at City Hall, Newcastle, England)
1972
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