He’s Gone
The Grateful Dead * Track #15 On Dave’s Picks Vol. 1
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He's Gone by The Grateful Dead
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Performed by
The Grateful DeadWrited by
Jerry Garcia & Robert HunterAbout
This song references Tennessee Williams' “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, a 1955 play that won the Pulitzer Prize and was deemed the playwright’s own favorite play he wrote. The play was later adapted into a 1958 movie starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. The play is about in part marital difficulti...
He’s Gone Lyrics
[Chorus 1]
Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb
You know better but I know him
Like I told you, what I said
Steal your face right off your head
[Chorus 2]
Now, he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone
He's gone, like a steam locomotive
Rolling down the track, he's gone, he's gone
And nothin's going to bring him back, he's gone
[Verse 1]
Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride
Hot as a pistol but cool inside
Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
Going where the wind don't blow so strange
Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain
Lost one round but the price wasn't anything
A knife in the back and more of the same
[Chorus 2]
Same old, rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb
You know better but I know him
Like I told you, what I said
Steal your face right off your head
[Chorus 2]
Ne
[Outro]
Like a steam locomotive
Rolling down the track, he's gone, he's gone
And nothing's going to bring him back, he's gone
Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back[2x]
He’s Gone Q&A
Who wrote He’s Gone's ?
He’s Gone was written by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter.
Who produced He’s Gone's ?
He’s Gone was produced by The Grateful Dead & Bob Matthews & Betty Cantor.
When did The Grateful Dead release He’s Gone?
The Grateful Dead released He’s Gone on Sun Nov 05 1972.