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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dave Matthews
Vocals
Stephen Harris
Percussion
Brady Blade
Drums
Tony Hall
Bass Guitar
Tim Reynolds
Electric Guitar
Trey Anastasio
Electric Guitar
Andrea Schüler
Viola
Anna Doak
Double Bass
Anne Sokol Philpott
Violin
Bonnie Douglas
Violin
Bruce Bailey
Cello
Chuck Deardorf
Double Bass
Clare Garabedian
Cello
Clark Story
Violin
Cynthia Morrow
Viola
Dajana Hobson
Viola
David Sabee
Cello
Eileen Swanson
Viola
Gennady Filimonov
Violin
Heather Bentley
Viola
Jackie Robbins
Cello
Jamie Laval
Violin
Jean Wells-Yablonsky
Violin
Jennifer Bai
Violin
Jennifer Sokol
Violin
John Weller
Violin
Jordan Anderson
Double Bass
Karen Bentley Pollick
Violin
Leonid Keylin
Violin
Marcia Steel
Violin
Mariel Bailey
Violin
Michael Lieberman
Viola
Mikhail Schmidt
Violin
Misha Keylin
Violin
Paul Shure
Violin
Peter Kaman
Violin
Rajan Krishnaswami
Cello
Roberta Downey
Cello
SeattleMusic
Strings
Shari Link
Viola
Steve Bryant
Violin
Susan Bryant
Viola
Theresa Benshoof
Cello
Todd Gowers
Double Bass
Vincent Comer
Viola
Walter Gray
Cello
Wes Dyring
Viola
Xiao-Po Fei
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dave Matthews
Composer
Audrey Riley
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stephen Harris
Producer
Floyd Reitsma
Assistant Recording Engineer
John Schluckebier
Assistant Strings Engineer
Mark Branch
Assistant Strings Engineer
John Whynot
Strings Engineer
Brian Valentino
Recording Engineer
Paul 'P-Dub' Walton
Recording Engineer
Dave Treahern
Assistant Engineer
Rob Haggett
Assistant Engineer
Mark Stent
Mixing Engineer
Sam Hofstedt
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Cyrus Jones, 1810 to 1913
Made his great-grandchildren believe you could live to 103
103 is forever when you're just a little kid
So, Cyrus Jones lived forever
[Verse 2]
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain?
Gravedigger
[Verse 3]
Muriel Stonewall, 1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now, you should never have to watch
As your only children are lowered in the ground
I mean, never have to bury your own babies
[Verse 4]
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain?
Gravedigger
[Verse 5]
Ring around the rosey
Pocket full of posey
Ashes to ashes
We all fall down
[Verse 6]
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain?
Oh, gravedigger
[Verse 7]
Little Mikey Carson, '67 to '75
He rode his bike like the Devil until the day he died
When he grows up, he wants to be Mr. Vertigo
On the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992
[Verse 8]
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain?
[Verse 9]
Ah, gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain?
I can feel the rain, I can feel the rain
[Verse 10]
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain?
[Verse 11]
Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Written by: Dave Matthews