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Wharf Rat (Live at Fillmore East, New York, NY, April 26, 1971)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Vocals
Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann
Drums
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Vocals
Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh
Vocals
Ron McKernan
Ron McKernan
Vocals
Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Songwriter
Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter
Songwriter
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Producer
Sonny Heard
Sonny Heard
Stage Technician
Betty Cantor-Jackson
Betty Cantor-Jackson
Recording Engineer
Bob Matthews
Bob Matthews
Recording Engineer
David Glasser
David Glasser
Mastering Engineer
David Lemieux
David Lemieux
Reissue Producer
Doran Tyson
Doran Tyson
Associate Producer
Ivette Ramos
Ivette Ramos
Associate Producer
Mark Pinkus
Mark Pinkus
Executive Producer
Ram Rod
Ram Rod
Equipment Technician

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Old man down
Way down, down, down by the docks of the city
Blind and dirty
Asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee
I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story
[Verse 2]
My name is August West and I love my Pearly Baker best
More than my wine
More than my wine
More than my maker, though he's no friend of mine
Everyone said I'd come to no good
I knew I would, Pearly, believe them
Half of my life
I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime
The other half found me stumblin' around drunk on burgundy wine
[Verse 3]
But I'll get back on my feet someday
The good lord willin', if He says I may
I know that the life I'm livin's no good
I'll get a new start, live the life I should
[Verse 4]
I'll get up and fly away
I'll get up and fly away, fly away
Pearly's been true
"True to me, true to my dyin' day," he said
I said to him
I said to him, "I'm sure she's been"
I said to him, "I'm sure she's been true to you"
I got up and wandered
Wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just to hang around
I've got a girl
Named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me
I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me
Written by: Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter

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