Dead Songs in Depth

    
231/366 From 'Man Of Some Distinction'. The title is ironic given
the coruscating lyrics:

He masquerades as wisdom, his investments rarely fail
He props up the economy and holds the key to jail

www.whitegum.com/songfile/MANOFDIS.HTM
  

    
Indeed, quite a sting in that couplet.
  

    
232/366 From 'Jesse James', performed by Robert Hunter with the band
Comfort:

I see by your smile you're the salt of the land
Keep your paws on the table while I deal your hand

www.whitegum.com/songfile/JESSEJAM.HTM
  

    

I always liked that "paws" - heard him sing this one live at least once.
  

    
I loved Comfort, got to see them a few times. Hunter had much fun.
  

    
My father-in-law called them "pay-grabbers".
  

    
233/366 From 'Lay Of The Ring', the fourth part of Hunter's Eagle
Mall Suite:

Brick by brick the wall evolves, year by year the sun revolves
Age by age the ancient wheel creaks and turns around

www.whitegum.com/songfile/LAYOFRIN.HTM
  

    
234/366 From 'Rosemary':

All around her the garden grew
Scarlet and purple and crimson and blue

www.whitegum.com/songfile/ROSEMARY.HTM
  

    
235/366 From 'Starlight Starbright', a lyrics for the Mickey Hart
Band:

Floral gardens in the sky, eternal blossoms flashing by
Galaxies of columbine, nasturtium, rose and clinging vine

www.whitegum.com/songfile/STARLIGH.HTM
  

    
236/366 From 'No Later Than Soon' on Jim Lauderdale's album Black
Roses (quite a lot of Hunter/Lauderdale songs as they wrote nearly
100 songs together - though they're mostly not my favourite Hunter
lyrics):

I don't want a full crate of champagne
A Derringer inside my boot, a sword in my cane

www.whitegum.com/songfile/NOLATERT.HTM
  

    

I'm pretty fond of PATCHWORK RIVER in particular.
(The whole album)
  

    
238/366 From 'Prisoner Of Freedom', a Hunter/Nelson song played by
the New Riders:

I discovered places of hearts unbroken
That you can get to with a subway token

www.whitegum.com/songfile/PRISFREE.HTM
  

    
Yes, I agree re Patchwork River
  

    
Love that couplet from Prisoner of Freedom.
  

    
238/366 From 'Palm Sunday' (lyrics Robert Hunter added to the
version on Cats Under The Stars):

Sunset quiet as a benediction
One true love, the rest is fiction

www.whitegum.com/songfile/PALMSUND.HTM
  

    
Love those extra lyrics to Palm Sunday. 
  

    
Yes!  It would have been lovely to find a clip of Jerry singing them
on the cutting room floor.

Here is a nice rendition by an Irish group...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cdhg1LN4ts
  

    
239/366 From 'Easy Wind', prompted by the fascinating Good Ol'
Grateful Deadcast on this song:

Gotta find a woman be good to me
Won't hide my liquor, try to serve me tea

www.whitegum.com/songfile/EASYWIND.HTM
  

    
Beautiful rendition by SomeRiseSomeFall. Thanks, Tim!
  

    
240/366 From 'Standing At Your Door', on Robert Hunter's first
album, Tales Of The Great Rum Runners:

When tomorrow comes around there'll be time to melt it down
See what your tests of fire prove, right now I can hardly move

www.whitegum.com/songfile/STANDDOO.HTM
  

    
241/366 Can't resist following up yesterday with 'Standing On The
Moon', one of Robert Hunter's loveliest lyrics:

There's a metal flag beside me someone planted long ago
Old glory standing stiffly, crimson, white and indigo

www.whitegum.com/songfile/STANDOMO.HTM
  

    

Love that!
  

    
Yep, fantastic lyrics and well constructed song. I am getting
somewhere with it, after adopting it as my Covfefe-19 hymn.
  

    
Yes, this (and Days Between) are mature summations.
  

    
242/366 From 'Wolf In The Wilderness', one of the Robert Hunter/Bill
Payne songs:

Make this world fine, pink and pretty, nice little rosebuds on a
French lace
Move the wild a bit closer to the city, hold it to a mirror held to
your face

www.whitegum.com/songfile/WOLFINTH.HTM