Wharf Rat
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Old man down
Way 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
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, believed them
Half of my life
I Spent doing time for some other fucker's crime
The other half found me
Stumbling around, drunk on burgundy wine
But I'll get back on my feet someday
The good lord willing, if he says I may
I know that the life I'm living's no good
I'll get a new start, live the life I should
I'll get up and fly away
I'll get up and fly away
Pearly's been true
True to me, true to my dying 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
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Variations (1)
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Live Performances (211)
3/5/81 Stanley
Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3/13/81 Utica
Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
3/20/81
Rainbow Theatre, London, England
3/24/81 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
5/12/81 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
5/17/81 Onondaga
County War Memorial, Syracuse, New York
7/4/81 Manor
Downs, Manor, Texas
7/8/81 Kiel
Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
7/14/81
McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado
8/14/81 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
8/28/81 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
9/12/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/27/81 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
10/4/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/10/81 Stadthalle
Bremen, Bremen, West Germany
10/15/81 Melkweg,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2/17/82 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
3/14/82 Recreation
Hall, Davis, California
4/5/82
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/17/82
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
5/22/82
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/18/82
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
7/29/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/6/82 St. Paul
Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
8/8/82
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/29/82
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
9/9/82
Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana
9/18/82 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
9/23/82 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
10/17/82 The Downs At
Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
12/26/82
Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/27/83
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
3/31/83 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/12/83
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, New York
4/19/83
Alfond Arena, Orono, Maine
4/23/83 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
5/13/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/20/83 Merriweather
Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
7/31/83 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/30/83
Hult Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
9/4/83
Park West, Park City, Utah
9/18/83 Nevada
County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, California
10/8/83 Richmond
Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
10/21/83 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
12/30/83 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/29/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/7/84 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/19/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/21/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/27/84 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
5/8/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/12/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
6/24/84 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
7/4/84 Five
Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
7/14/84 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/8/84 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
10/15/84
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
11/2/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
12/28/84 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/21/85
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/29/85 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/3/85
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/14/85 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/28/85 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/16/85 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/24/85 Riverbend
Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
7/2/85
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9/5/85 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/29/85 Fox Theatre,
Atlanta, Georgia
11/4/85
The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
11/21/85 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/14/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/20/86 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/27/86 Cumberland
County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/3/86 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/12/86 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/4/86 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/21/86 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/29/86 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/7/86 RFK
Stadium, Washington, D.C.
12/15/86 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
12/31/86 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
1/30/87 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/3/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/24/87 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/30/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/3/87 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/11/87 UIC
Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
4/19/87 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/9/87 Laguna
Seca Recreation Area, Monterey, California
6/14/87 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
6/20/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/27/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/4/87 Sullivan
Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
7/19/87 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
8/12/87 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/18/87 Compton
Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
9/11/87 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/16/87 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/20/87
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/4/87
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
11/13/87 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/31/87 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/13/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/24/88 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/1/88 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/5/88 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/24/88 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/1/88 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/20/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
6/25/88 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
6/30/88 Silver
Stadium, Rochester, New York
7/30/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
8/28/88 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
9/6/88 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/12/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/18/88
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/18/88 Lakefront Arena,
New Orleans, Louisiana
12/9/88 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/31/88 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/10/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
3/28/89 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/6/89 Crisler
Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
4/12/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/17/89 Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
4/29/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/6/89 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
5/27/89
Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
7/7/89 JFK
Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/13/89 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
8/6/89 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
8/19/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/1/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/12/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/20/89 The Spectrum,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/25/89 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
12/8/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
2/25/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/15/90 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/21/90 Copps
Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
3/28/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
6/15/90 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/24/90 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/6/90 Cardinal
Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
7/16/90 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
9/10/90 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/14/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/19/90 Internationales
Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany
10/28/90 Zenith, Paris,
France
11/1/90 Wembley
Arena, London, England
12/4/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/14/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/31/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/20/91
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/20/91 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/29/91 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/5/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/9/91 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
4/28/91 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/5/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/9/91 Buckeye
Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
6/20/91 Pine Knob
Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
6/28/91 Mile High
Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/14/91
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/8/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/18/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/21/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
11/3/91 The Polo Fields,
San Francisco, California
12/31/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/6/92 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/13/92 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/18/92 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/20/92 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/11/92
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
6/26/92 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
7/1/92 Buckeye
Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
12/2/92 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
1/25/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/93 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/29/93
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/5/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/16/93 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/27/93 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/9/93 The
Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
6/25/93 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
9/14/93 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/22/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/30/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/9/93 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/27/94
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/94 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/1/94 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/10/94 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/19/94 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/19/94 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/23/94 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
9/29/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/6/94 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/13/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
12/16/94 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/25/95
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
4/2/95 The
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee
5/24/95 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
6/18/95 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/25/95 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
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