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“Black Peter” was composed by Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter and first performed at the San Francisco Fillmore on December 4th, 1969. It was something of a staple for the Grateful Dead, being played live almost 350 times.
Black Peter is a character from Dutch folklore who travels with St....
[Verse 1]
All of my friends come to see me last night
I was laying in my bed and dying
Annie Beauneau from Saint Angel
Say "The weather down here, so fine"
[Verse 2]
Just then, the wind
Came squalling through the door
But who can
The weather command?
Just want to have
A little peace to die
And a friend or two
I love at hand
[Verse 3]
Fever roll up to a hundred and five
Roll on up
Gonna roll back down
One more day
I find myself alive
Tomorrow
Maybe go
Beneath the ground
[Verse 4]
See here, how everything
Lead up to this day
And it's just like
Any other day
That's ever been
Sun going up
And then the
Sun, it going down
Shine through my window and
My friends, they come around
[Bridge]
Come around
Come around
[Verse 5]
The people may know but
The people don't care
That a man could be
As poor as me
Take a look at poor Peter
He's lying in pain
Now, let's go
Run and see
Run and see
Run and see
Run, run, and see
Hey, hey
See
Black Peter was written by Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.
Black Peter was produced by Betty Cantor & Bob Matthews & The Grateful Dead.
The Grateful Dead released Black Peter on Sun Jun 14 1970.