Deal
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Since it costs a lot to win
And even more to lose
You and me bound to spend some time
Wondering what to choose
Chorus
Goes to show, you don't ever know
Watch each card you play and play it slow
Wait until that deal come round
Don't you let that deal go down, no, no
I've been gambling here abouts
For ten good solid years
If I told you all that went down
It would burn off both your ears
[chorus]
Since you poured the wine for me
And tightened up my shoes
I hate to leave you sitting there
Composing lonesome blues
[chorus]
Wait until that deal come round
Don't you let that deal go down
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Variations (1)
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Live Performances (162)
3/3/81 Music
Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
3/6/81 Stanley
Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3/7/81 Cole
Field House, College Park, Maryland
3/10/81 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
3/20/81
Rainbow Theatre, London, England
3/28/81 Grugahalle,
Essen, West Germany
5/1/81 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
5/6/81 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/13/81 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
7/7/81
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
7/13/81 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
8/16/81 McArthur
Court, Eugene, Oregon
8/31/81 Aladdin
Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
9/11/81
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/4/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/10/81 Stadthalle
Bremen, Bremen, West Germany
4/12/82
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/15/82 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
5/22/82
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/18/82
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
7/25/82 Compton
Terrace, Tempe, Arizona
7/28/82
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
7/31/82
Manor Downs, Manor, Texas
9/14/82 University
Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia
9/17/82
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
10/9/82 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
10/17/82 The Downs At
Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
12/28/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
12/31/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/26/83 Aladdin
Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
3/27/83
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/15/83 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
4/22/83 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
5/15/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/18/83 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
6/22/83 City Island,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6/24/83 Dane County
Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
6/28/83 Poplar Creek
Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
7/31/83 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/20/83 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
8/27/83 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
8/30/83
Hult Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
9/2/83 Boise
State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho
9/8/83 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/8/83 Richmond
Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
10/17/83 Olympic Center,
Lake Placid, New York
10/20/83 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
10/31/83
Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
12/30/83 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/31/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/17/84
Niagra Falls Convention Center, Niagra Falls, New York
4/21/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/26/84 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/30/84
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/7/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/9/84
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/24/84 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
6/30/84 Indianapolis
Sports Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
7/3/84
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
10/8/84 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
10/28/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
11/3/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/13/85 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/24/85 Springfield
Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
4/4/85
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/7/85 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/13/85 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/14/85 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/28/85 Hersheypark
Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania
8/30/85 Southern
Star Amphitheater, Houston, Texas
9/11/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
9/15/85 DeVore
Stadium, Chula Vista, California
10/25/85 Hollywood
Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida
10/29/85 Fox Theatre,
Atlanta, Georgia
11/7/85 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
11/11/85 Meadowlands
Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/9/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/23/86 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/30/86 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/22/86 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
5/3/86 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
3/22/87 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/6/87
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/9/87 UIC
Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
4/17/87 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/20/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/26/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/2/87 Silver
Stadium, Rochester, New York
7/24/87 Oakland
Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
8/15/87 Town Park,
Telluride, Colorado
9/11/87 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/22/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/14/87 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
4/1/88 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/9/88 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/15/88 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
6/25/88 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
7/29/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
9/6/88 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/15/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/22/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/2/88 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
4/11/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/30/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/21/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/4/89 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
7/19/89 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/4/89 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
10/16/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/25/89 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
2/25/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/19/90 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/28/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
7/18/90 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
9/8/90
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/16/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/19/90 Internationales
Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany
12/12/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
3/24/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/5/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/28/91 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/12/91 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/1/91 Los
Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
8/18/91 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/10/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/21/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/28/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/2/92 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
3/9/92 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/18/92 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6/9/92
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
6/17/92 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/22/92 Star Lake
Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
6/29/92 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
12/6/92 Compton
Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
12/11/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/28/93
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/5/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/26/93 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/13/93 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
6/19/93
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
9/25/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/18/93 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/94 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/27/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/1/94 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/9/94 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/17/94 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/26/94 Riverport
Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
7/29/94 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
8/4/94 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
9/16/94 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/27/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/5/94 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/11/94 USAir Arena,
Landover, Maryland
10/15/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
12/19/94 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/25/95
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
4/1/95 The
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee
5/19/95 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/18/95 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Official Recordings (84)
5/30/71
Winterland May 30th 1971
8/6/71
Dick's Picks
Volume Thirty-Five
10/22/71
Dave's Picks Volume
Three
11/15/71
Road Trips
Volume Three, Number Two: Austin 11-15-71
11/17/71
Dave's Picks Volume
Twenty-Six
12/7/71
Dave's Picks Volume
Twenty-Two
12/10/71
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
4/8/72
Europe '72:
The Complete Recordings
4/11/72
Europe '72:
The Complete Recordings
4/11/72
Steppin'
Out With The Grateful Dead: England '72
4/16/72
Europe '72:
The Complete Recordings
5/4/72
Europe '72:
The Complete Recordings
5/11/72
Europe '72:
The Complete Recordings
5/24/72
Europe '72:
The Complete Recordings
7/21/72
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Ten
8/27/72
Sunshine Daydream
9/9/72
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Six
9/27/72
Dick's Picks Volume
Eleven
10/17/72
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
10/18/72
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
11/18/72
Houston, Texas 11-18-1972
4/2/73
Dave's Picks Volume
Twenty-One
6/22/73
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
6/26/73
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
10/30/73
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
11/10/73 Winterland
1973: The Complete Recordings
11/17/73
Dave's Picks Volume Five
12/10/73
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Eight
2/23/74
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Two
3/23/74
Dick's Picks
Volume Twenty-Four
5/14/74
Dave's Picks Volume Nine
5/17/74
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
5/21/74
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
6/16/74
Road Trips
Volume Two, Number Three: Wall Of Sound
7/19/74
Dave's Picks Volume
Seventeen
9/18/74
30 Trips Around The Sun
7/17/76
Dave's Picks Volume
Eighteen
9/24/76
Dave's Picks Volume Four
10/10/76
Dick's Picks
Volume Thirty-Three
12/31/76
Live At The Cow Palace:
New Year's Eve 1976
2/26/77
Dave's Picks
Volume Twenty-Nine
4/25/77
30 Trips Around The Sun
4/30/77
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume One
5/5/77
May 1977: Get Shown The Light
5/7/77
May 1977: Get Shown The Light
5/8/77
May 1977: Get Shown The Light
5/11/77 May 1977
5/26/77
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-One
6/9/77
Winterland June 1977: The
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10/1/77
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Five
10/2/77
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Five
11/5/77
Dick's Picks
Volume Thirty-Four
2/5/78
Dick's Picks Volume
Eighteen
4/15/78
Dave's Picks
Volume Thirty-Seven
4/22/78
Dave's Picks Volume
Fifteen
5/10/78
Dick's Picks
Volume Twenty-Five
7/3/78 July
1978: The Complete Recordings
7/5/78 July
1978: The Complete Recordings
7/8/78 July
1978: The Complete Recordings
9/16/78
Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978
10/22/78
Road Trips
Volume One, Number Four: From Egypt With Love
10/27/79
30 Trips Around The Sun
11/6/79
Road
Trips Full Show: Spectrum, 11/6/79
11/6/79
Road Trips
Volume One, Number One: Fall '79
9/3/80
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Seven
10/4/80 Dead Set
11/28/80
30 Trips Around The Sun
11/30/80
Dave's Picks Volume
Eight
3/10/81
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
5/6/81
Dick's Picks Volume
Thirteen
7/31/82
30 Trips Around The Sun
9/2/83
Dave's Picks
Volume Twenty-Seven
5/3/86
30 Trips Around The Sun
7/24/87
View From
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4/1/88
Road Trips
Volume Four, Number Two: April Fools' '88
7/4/89
Truckin' Up To Buffalo
10/16/89
Nightfall Of Diamonds
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3/28/90
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7/18/90
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty
9/16/90
Dick's Picks Volume Nine
9/10/91
30 Trips Around The Sun
5/26/93
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