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The first song off of the Grateful Dead’s self-titled debut album, “The Golden Road” was written about the Summer of Love.
The song was only performed live four times, all in 1967. All performances of the song lasted for about 2 minutes–the same length as the studio recording–with the same guitar s...
[Verse 1]
See that girl, bare-footing along
Whistling and singing, she's a carrying on
There's laughing in her eyes, dancing in her feet
She's a neon-light diamond and she can live on the street
[Chorus]
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
[Verse 2]
Well, everybody's dancing in a ring around the sun
Nobody's finished, we ain't even begun
So take off your shoes, child, and take off your hat
Try on your wings and find out where it's at
[Chorus]
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
Take a vacation, fall out for a while
Summer's coming in, and it's going out of style
Well, light up smoking honey, have yourself a ball
'Cause your mother's down in Memphis, won't be back 'til the fall
[Chorus]
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
Hey hey, hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) was written by Phil Lesh & Bob Weir & Bill Kreutzmann & Jerry Garcia & Ron “Pigpen” McKernan.
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) was produced by Dave Hassinger.
The Grateful Dead released The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) on Fri Mar 17 1967.