St. Stephen
The Grateful Dead * Track #1 On Aoxomoxoa
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Album Aoxomoxoa
St. Stephen by The Grateful Dead
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Robert Hunter & Phil Lesh & Jerry GarciaAbout
St. Stephen was the first ordained by the apostles as one of the seven deacons. His story, found in Acts 6-8, tells that he was stoned to death for preaching that Israel had become more progressively opposed to God’s word. However, “Saint Stephen” might be referring to Stephen Gaskin, an American co...
St. Stephen Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Saint Stephen with a rose
In and out of the garden he goes
Country garland in the wind and the rain
Wherever he goes, the people all complain
[Verse 2]
Stephen prospered in his time
Well he may and he may decline
Did it matter? Does it now?
Stephen would answer if he only knew how
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Wishing well with a golden bell
Bucket hanging clear to Hell
Hell halfway 'twixt now and then
Stephen fill it up and lower down
And lower down again
[Bridge]
Ladyfinger dipped in moonlight
Writing "What for?" across the morning sky
Sunlight splatters dawn with answers
Darkness shrugs and bids the day good-bye
Speeding arrow, sharp and narrow
What a lot of fleeting matters you have spurned
Several seasons with their treasons
Wrap the babe in scarlet covers, call it your own
[Verse 4]
Did he doubt or did he try?
Answers aplenty in the bye and bye
Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills
One man gathers what another man spills
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 5]
Saint Stephen will remain
All he's lost he shall regain
Seashore washed by the suds and foam
Been here so long he's got to calling it home
[Outro]
Fortune comes a-crawling, Calliope woman
Spinning that curious sense of your own
Can you answer? Yes I can
But what would be the answer to the answer man?
St. Stephen Q&A
Who wrote St. Stephen's ?
St. Stephen was written by Robert Hunter & Phil Lesh & Jerry Garcia.
Who produced St. Stephen's ?
St. Stephen was produced by The Grateful Dead.
When did The Grateful Dead release St. Stephen?
The Grateful Dead released St. Stephen on Fri Jun 20 1969.