Franklin's Tower
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzman
Reprinted with permissions: copyright Ice Nine Publishing
In another time's forgotten space
Your eyes looked from your mother's face
Wildflower seed on the stand and stone
May the four winds blow you safely home
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
I'll tell you where the four winds dwell
In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
It can ring, turn night to day
It can ring like fire when you lose your way
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
God save the child who rings that bell
It may have one good ring baby, you can't tell
One watch by night, one watch by day
If you get confused listen to the music play
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Some come to laugh their past away
Some come to make it just one more day
Whichever way your pleasure tends
If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep
Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep
Wildflower seed in the sand and wind
May the four winds blow you home again
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
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First performance: June 17, 1975 at Winterland, San Francisco. This was the "Bob Fried Memorial Boogie".
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Grateful Dead Recordings
studio 1975 Blues For Allah
13 Aug 1975 One From The Vault
22 May 1977 Dick's Picks Vol 3
25 Oct 1980 Dead Set
31 Oct 1980 Dead Ahead (video)
30 Mar 1990 Without A Net
14 Jun 1991 View From The Vault II
5 Jun 1999 Love Will See You Through (Phil Lesh & Friends)
Other Recordings
1985 Live '85 Robert Hunter
1990 Box Of Rain Robert Hunter
1990 Fast Food For Thought Henry Rollins and Wartime
1996 Fire On The Mountain Vol 1 (Reggae Celebrates The Grateful Dead) (Steel Pulse)
1996 Blues For Allah Joe Gallant and Illuminati
1996 Live Medicine Mighty Manatees Medicine Show
1998 Blue Light Rain Jazz Is Dead
1999 Tie-Die Yippie Ki Yay McEuen and Salazar
1999 Meat Puppets Meat Puppets (yes the Meat Pupets)