Fire on the Mountain by The Grateful Dead
Fire on the Mountain by The Grateful Dead

Fire on the Mountain

The Grateful Dead * Track #5 On Shakedown Street

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Fire on the Mountain by The Grateful Dead

Release Date
Wed Nov 15 1978
Performed by
The Grateful Dead
Produced by
Lowell George
Writed by
Robert Hunter & Mickey Hart
About

This song off the Grateful Dead’s 1978 album Shakedown Street really grew its legs in a live setting (as would be the case with many Dead songs), becoming one of their most enduring fan favorites in its traditional role as a pairing with Scarlet Begonias.

It’s origins lie in a 1976 instrumental tra...

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Fire on the Mountain Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Long distance runner, what you standin there for?
Get up, get out, get out of the door
You're playin cold music on the barroom floor
Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core
There's a dragon with matches that's loose on the town
Takes a whole pail of water just to cool him down

[Chorus]
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!

[Verse 2]
Almost ablaze still you don't feel the heat
It takes all you got just to stay on the beat
You say it's a livin, we all gotta eat
But you're here alone, there's no one to compete
If mercy's a business, I wish it for you
More than just ashes when your dreams come true

[Chorus]
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!

[Verse 3]
Long distance runner, what you holdin out for?
Caught in slow motion in a dash for the door
The flame from your stage has now spread to the floor
You gave all you had. why you wanna give more?
The more that you give, the more it will take
To the thin line beyond which you really can't fake

[Chorus]
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!

Fire on the Mountain Q&A

Who wrote Fire on the Mountain's ?

Fire on the Mountain was written by Robert Hunter & Mickey Hart.

Who produced Fire on the Mountain's ?

Fire on the Mountain was produced by Lowell George.

When did The Grateful Dead release Fire on the Mountain?

The Grateful Dead released Fire on the Mountain on Wed Nov 15 1978.

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