Viola Lee Blues
The Grateful Dead * Track #9 On The Grateful Dead
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Viola Lee Blues by The Grateful Dead
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The Grateful DeadProduced by
Dave HassingerWrited by
Noah LewisAbout
This is a classic tune off the self titled first Grateful Dead album. It is one of the first songs that gave the Boys a real opportunity to really get down and jam. It worked well in that effect that it begins as a organ rich jug-band number that over extended periods of time evolves into a psychede...
Viola Lee Blues Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it
Clerk he wrote it down indeed-e
Judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down
Give you this jail sentence, you'll be Nashville bound
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
Some got six months, some got one solid
Some got one solid year indeed-e
Some got six months, some got one solid, yeah
But me and my buddies all got lifetime here
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air
You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3 repeated]
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air
You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere
Viola Lee Blues Q&A
Who wrote Viola Lee Blues's ?
Viola Lee Blues was written by Noah Lewis.
Who produced Viola Lee Blues's ?
Viola Lee Blues was produced by Dave Hassinger.
When did The Grateful Dead release Viola Lee Blues?
The Grateful Dead released Viola Lee Blues on Fri Mar 17 1967.