Listen to Cumberland Blues by Grateful Dead

Cumberland Blues

Grateful Dead

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Grateful Dead - Cumberland Blues (2020 Remaster) [Official Audio]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jerry Garcia

Lead Guitar

Phil Lesh

Vocals

Donna Godchaux

Background Vocals

Mickey Hart

Drums

Bob Weir

Guitar

David Nelson

Acoustic Guitar

Ron McKernan

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jerry Garcia

Songwriter

Phil Lesh

Songwriter

Robert Hunter

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Grateful Dead

Producer

Ron Wickersham

Engineer

Susan Wickersham

Susan Wickersham

Engineer

Betty Cantor

Producer

Bob Matthews

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I can't stay much longer, Melinda

The sun is getting high

I can't help you with your troubles

If you won't help with mine

[Verse 2]

I gotta get down, I gotta get down

I gotta get down to the mine

[Verse 3]

You keep me up just one more night

I can't sleep here no more

Little Ben clock says quarter to eight

You kept me up 'till four

[Verse 4]

I gotta get down, I gotta get down

Or I can't work there no more

[Verse 5]

A lot of poor man make a five dollar bill

Keep him happy all the time

Some other fella's making nothing at all

And you can hear him cry

"Can I go, buddy, can I go down

Take your shift at the mine?"

[Verse 6]

Gotta get down to the Cumberland mine

(Gotta get down to the Cumberland mine)

That's where I mainly spend my time

Make good money, five dollars a day

Made anymore, I might move away

[Verse 7]

Lotta poor man got the Cumberland blues

He can't win for losing

Lotta poor man got to walk the line

Just to pay his union dues

I don't know now, I just don't know

If I'm going back again

I don't know now, I just don't know

If I'm going back again

I don't know now, I just don't know

If I'm going back again

Written by: Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter