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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Pedal Steel Guitar
Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh
Bass Guitar
Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann
Drums
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Acoustic Guitar
Howard Wales
Howard Wales
Organ
Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart
Percussion
Ned Lagin
Ned Lagin
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Songwriter
Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Producer
Stephen Barncard
Stephen Barncard
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Come, all you pretty women
With your hair a-hangin' down
Open up your windows
'Cause the Candyman's in town
[Verse 2]
Come on, boys, and gamble
Roll those laughing bones
Seven come eleven, boys
I'll take your money home
[Verse 3]
Look out, look out, the Candyman
Here he come and he's gone again
Pretty lady ain't got no friend
Till the Candyman comes around again
[Verse 4]
I come in from Memphis
Where I learned to talk the jive
When I get back to Memphis
Be one less man alive
[Verse 5]
Good morning, Mister Benson
I see you're doing well
If I had me a shotgun
I'd blow you straight to hell
[Verse 6]
Look out, look out, the Candyman
Here he come and he's gone again
Pretty lady ain't got no friend
Till the Candyman comes around again
[Verse 7]
Come on, boys, and wager
If you have got the mind
If you've got a dollar
Boys, lay it on the line
[Verse 8]
Hand me my old guitar
Pass the whisky 'round
Won't you tell everybody you meet
That the Candyman's in town?
[Verse 9]
Look out, look out, the Candyman
Here he come and he's gone again
Pretty lady ain't got no friend
Till the Candyman comes around again
[Verse 10]
Look out, look out, the Candyman
Here he come and he's gone again
Look out, look out, the Candyman
Written by: Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
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