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Franklin's Tower

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Franklin's Tower was released on September 1, 1975 by Grateful Dead/Rhino as a part of the album Blues for Allah

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bill Kreutzmann

Bill Kreutzmann

Drums

Vocals

Phil Lesh

Vocals

Bob Weir

Vocals

Keith Godchaux

Keyboards

Mickey Hart

Percussion

Donna Godchaux

Vocals

Steven Schuster

Steven Schuster

Flute

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bill Kreutzmann

Bill Kreutzmann

Songwriter

Songwriter

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Grateful Dead

Producer

Joe Gastwirt

Mastering Engineer

Rob Taylor

Assistant Engineer

Dan Healy

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

In another time's forgotten space

Your eyes looked through your mother's face

Wildflower seed on the sand and stone

May the four winds blow you safely home

[Chorus]

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

[Verse 2]

I'll tell you where the four winds dwell

In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell

It can ring, turn night to day

It can ring like fire when you lose your way

[Chorus]

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

[Verse 3]

God save the child who rings that bell

It may have one good ring, baby, you can't tell

One watch by night, one watch by day

If you get confused, just listen to the music play

[Verse 4]

Some come to laugh their past away

Some come to make it just one more day

Whichever way your pleasure tends

If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind

[Chorus]

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

[Verse 5]

In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep

Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep

Wildflower seed in the sand and wind

May the four winds blow you home again

[Chorus]

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

You'd better roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

You'd better roll away the dew

Roll away

Roll away the dew

You'd better roll away the dew

Roll away

Roll away the dew

Roll away the dew

Roll away

Roll away the dew

Roll away

Written by: Bill Kreutzmann, Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter

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