It Must Have Been The
Roses
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Robert Hunter
Annie laid her head down in the roses
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know, I could not leave her there
Chorus
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know, I could not leave her there
Ten years the waves rolled the ships home from the sea
Thinking well how it may blow in all good company
If I tell another what your own lips told to me
Let me lay 'neath the roses and my eyes no longer see
[chorus]
One pane of glass in the window
No one is complaining, though, come in and shut the door
Faded is the crimson from the ribbons that she wore
And it's strange how no one comes round any more
[chorus]
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Variations (0)
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Live Performances (65)
2/27/81 Uptown
Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
3/6/81 Stanley
Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3/10/81 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
3/13/81 Utica
Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
3/23/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
4/30/81 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
5/12/81 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
7/2/81 The
Summit, Houston, Texas
7/13/81 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
8/30/81 Compton
Terrace, Tempe, Arizona
9/13/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/27/81 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
10/6/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
3/13/82 Centennial
Coliseum, Reno, Nevada
4/2/82 Cameron
Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
4/19/82 Baltimore
Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
7/27/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/7/82
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/10/82 Iowa Field
House, Iowa City, Iowa
8/29/82 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
9/15/82 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/30/83 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/17/83 Brendan
Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/26/83 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/12/83
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
3/29/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/20/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6/14/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/12/84 Augusta Civic
Center, Augusta, Maine
11/3/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/25/85 Springfield
Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
7/2/85
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11/4/85
The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
3/25/86 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/11/86 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/22/86 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/7/86 RFK
Stadium, Washington, D.C.
1/28/87
San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
4/3/87 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
6/19/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/7/87
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
9/20/87
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
11/6/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
12/27/87 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
3/28/88 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/11/88 Joe Louis
Arena, Detroit, Michigan
6/23/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
9/14/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
4/9/89 Freedom
Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
3/22/90 Copps
Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
9/19/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/31/90 Wembley Arena,
London, England
12/27/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
4/9/91 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
9/16/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/25/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/31/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
5/31/92 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/22/92 Star Lake
Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
3/24/93 Dean Smith
Centre, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6/8/93 The
Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
12/19/93 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/28/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
7/24/94 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
6/22/95
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
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Official Recordings (36)