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Driving that trainHigh on cocaineCasey Jones,you better watch your speedTrouble aheadTrouble behindAnd you know that notionjust crossed my mind
[ music ]
This old engine makesit on timeLeaves central station'bout a quarter to nineHits river junctionat seventeen toAt a quarter to tenyou know it's drivin' againDriving that trainHigh on cocaineCasey Jones,you better watch your speedTrouble aheadTrouble behindAnd you know that notionjust crossed my mind
[ music ]
Drive your train, whoo!
[ music ]
Trouble with youis the trouble with meGot two good eyesbut still don't seeCome round the bendyou know it's the endThe fireman screamsand the engine just gleamsDriving that trainhigh on cocaineCasey Jones,You better watch your speedTrouble aheadTrouble behindAnd you know that notionjust crossed my mindDriving that train highon cocaineCasey Jones,you better watch your speedTrouble ahead you knowTrouble behindAnd you know that notionjust crossed my mindAnd you know that notionJust crossed my mind
[ guitar music ]
Goin' down the roadfeeling badGoin' downthe road feeling badGoin' downthe road feeling badOh no, noDon't wanna be treatedthis wayMama told me, son...
We were going
to get a whole bunch of...
acts together and do
a big festival.
And rather than do it
at one site,
I said, "We're going
To travel the country
On a private train."
[ music ]
Well, the normal mode
was to go into a ci...
fly into a city, do the show
and then leave.
So this was...
You were kind of...
more like a travelling circus.
Walker: I wanted it to be
a party, so I put...
amps and a Hammond B
and a drum kit in the bar car
and I set it up like that.
Oh, no, noDon't wanna be treatedthis way
It was unusual because
you never expected to...
to open a passenger
car door and...
and see a band playing,
you know.
Microphones and cameras and...
It was... it was not only
a concert on the stage,
it was a concert for
the entire travel.
The phrase that's
become common now
about leaving your ego
at the door,
we left... we left our egos at
the station, quite frankly
Walker: I had a hard time
getting C.N.
to agree to rent me the train.
Originally they told me that...
I'd have to...
go from west to east,
and I said, you know, no way.
It's "Go west, young man."
[ music ]
And just imagine putting
a bunch of crazy musicians
together,
and... and telling them to go
have a good time,
try and have a good time.
Not a problem.
[ music ]
I knew that this was going
to be our home,
for the next week, you know
I said, "Wow,
what an adventure."
I thought, "This is really
In the spirit of...
of... of the music,
and of the times," you know,
in trying new things.
[ music ]
I said, "This going
to be exciting."
And the people they had
on there was exciting,
[ chuckling ]
as the train ride was.
[ music ]
It was a train full
of insane people,
careening across
the Canadian countryside,
making music night and day.
And then occasionally
we'd get off the train
and go play a concert.
[ guitar music ]
Man: The Grateful Dead,
The Grateful Dead.
[ guitar music ]
[ wild cheering ]
Don't ease don't easeDon't ease me inI've been all night longcoming homeDon't ease me inI was standing on the cornerWith a dollar in my handI was looking for a woman,sweet mamaDidn't have no manDon't ease don't easeDon't ease me inI've been all night longcoming homeDon't ease me inThat girl I loveShe's sweet and trueAnd that dress she wears,sweet mamaIt's pink and blueShe brings me coffeeShe brings me teaYou know she brings me everydarn thingBut the jailhouse keyDon't ease don't easeDon't ease me inI've been all night longcoming homeDon't ease me in
[ music ]
Don't ease don't easeDon't ease me inI've been all night longcoming homeDon't ease me inI was walking down mainDeep Ellem tooYou know all the womenround thereGot the texas bluesDon't ease don't easeDon't ease me inI've been all night longcoming homeDon't ease me inDon't ease don't easeDon't ease me inI've been all night longcoming homeDon't ease me in
[ cheering ]
Garcia: Thank you.
And the idea of this festival
was an ingenious one.
Instead of, like,
getting everybody from
all over the continent
and everywhere to come
to one place,
it would be like the mountain
would go to Mohammed.
Like, you would
take this festival
to the various places,
and it was a great idea,
except, of course,
by this point, it...
it had reached Canada,
the idea that all these
festivals really should be free.
Just in front of the festival,
we received this leaflet,
that told people to boycott
buying tickets
for this festival.
And it said that, you know,
you know, this is our music.
$ . is an outrageous fee
and the festival should be free.
As I recall,
there were some people
who were quite vocal about
thinking that...
the musicians should be
playing...
We should be playing for free,
regardless of the expense
that it takes for us to get
there and...
and the fact that
we need to make a living,
details like that.
I had $ . worth
of pay-duty police.
men a shift.
And I had them on horseback.
And I had a good relationship
with the police department,
so I knew I was going to be
facing protesters,
and I was prepared for that.
Man: There are a hell
of a lot of people out there.
They're having their heads
busted by the pigs.
Crowd: [ yelling ]
And why don't...
He made his money.
Why don't you let them in now?
You don't need
to get any more money.
[ yelling ]
See what I mean?
The pigs are on his side.
He's a pig like
the rest of them.
Hey, could everybody calm down,
for a minute?
Oh, wait a minute.
[ yelling ]
Hold it. We're trying to do
something, and...
and Jerry Garcia would like to
explain to you
exactly what we're trying to do.
The thing we're trying to do
is organize another sort of
scene that we can have here,
and we would like,
if possible, man,
to have, like, about a half hour
of just coolness,
so that we can
work something out
that would be an alternative
to all this hassling,
and see if we can avoid getting
people hurt.
Man: Let people in.
It's the only alternative.
Garcia:
You have to remember, man,
that somebody put their neck out
to put on a festival here,
they didn't have to do it.
All this stuff is, like,
voluntary in nature.
[ angry yelling ]
Now we're trying to ma...
Put on a free stage, man.
You don't have to go for it.
You can believe it or not, but
that's where it's at right now.
Be back in a while.
I talked to
Superintendent Art Woolmer
of Metro's finest,
and I said, "There's a little
park not far from here.
Why don't we set up a free
concert over there?"
And he said, "No problem."
He said, "Good idea."
Performer: We finally got it...
all that together,
that we were talking about
before for the people outside.
Here's Sam Cutler, the manager
of the Grateful Dead,
to explain it all to you.
Cutler: What we've managed
to get together
is two flatbed trucks,
and we'll be over
in Coronation Park.
It seemed to us,
as long as we were there,
we could go ahead and play
something for free, and we did.
[ music ]
I set from RenoI was trailed by houndsDidn't get to sleepthat nightTill the morning came aroundI set out runningbut I take my timeA friend of the devilis a friend of mineIf I get homebefore daylightI just might getsome sleep tonight
[ music ]
These kids came without
money in their pockets.
They had no intention of paying.
So just to get them away
from the gates
So that paying customers
could make it in,
was really in my best interest,
and I didn't mind doing it.
You know, the word was out
that the protests
had, you know,
fucked the promoters,
and that despite the music and
despite the pleasure that
the people who were attending
were having with the music,
it was going to be
a financial disaster.
Well, I'd like to see them,
you know,
get as many people as can
possibly come.
Because it's a... there's
a fantastic amount of...
Great, great line-up
of talent, you know.
Yeah, well, it's funny... if you
figure... if you figure...
people say the tickets are too
high, but if you figure,
it's less than a dollar per
super group, you know?
Announcer: Folks, The Band.
[ cheering ]
[ "Slippin' And Slidin' ]
Slippin' and a-slidin' peekin'and a-hidin'Been told a long time ago,all right nowSlippin' and a-slidin' peekin'and a-hidin'Been told a long time agoI've been told, baby,you've been boldNot gonna beyour fool no moreOh my Melindashe's a solid senderYou know youbetter surrenderOh my Melindashe's a solid senderYou know youbetter surrenderSlippin' and slidin'peekin' and hidin'Not gonna beyour fool no more
[ music ]
Oh big conniver nothingbut a jiverI done got hip to your jiveOh big conniver nothingbut a jiverI done got hip to your jiveSlippin' and slidin'Peekin' and hidin'Not gonna beyour fool no moreSlippin' and a-slidin' peekin'and a-hidin'Been told a long time agoSlippin' and a-slidin' peekin'and a-hidin'Been told a long time agoI been toldthat you been boldNot gonna beyour fool no more
[ music ]
[ cheering ]
Thank you.
Good night.
[ cheering/applause ]
Man: I think
The promoters realized
this was a lost cause,
that they weren't going
to make a profit
and whereas some promoters
might say, "To heck with it,"
you know,
they said, "Well, we're...
we're on a train,
let's go for it."
Man: They knew how hard
they were bleeding
right from the first
Toronto concert.
And they must have known,
based on the numbers,
that they weren't going
to make that back.
But they never held up on
anything for the artists.
Walker: You know, when
we were in Montreal
ordering the train,
they were going to give me
a cafeteria car.
And I said, "I don't
want a cafeteria car,
I want a proper dining car."
And this is like
the "Orient Express"
to a lot of these musicians.
And I said, "Now I want
snacks at night,
and I want decent sandwiches,
not spam sandwiches
and not baloney
and not peanut butter and jam."
And I said, "If anybody says
that they've gotten up late
and they want breakfast,
you'll make it."
Dalton: Somebody
on the train said
Woodstock was a treat
for the audience,
and the train was a treat for
the performers.
I mean, you would get up,
people would be playing.
You'd go to sleep, get up again,
and there would be another group
of people.
There was no escape. I mean...
the only place you could go
really was to your room.
But sometimes you needed a rest.
Go back to sleep, but...
so it was kind of like...
Like this little "La BohEme"
Society, you know?
And people really began
to appreciate
what it was and love it.
[ "Country jam" ]
Sylvia Tyson: It was -hour-a-
day, it was non-stop,
so it was great to have
that opportunity
to actually hang with some
people that... that you liked
and would never normally
get to spend much time with.
Oh hear the mightybillows rollBetter take Jesus with youHe's a true companionFor I'm sure without himThat you neverwill make it home
[ music ]
That awful day of judgementIs coming in the by and byWe'll seeour Lord descendingIn glory from on highOh let us keep in touchwith JesusIn the special love of GodMay be ever called readyWhen he calls usover Jordan's tideOh look at that cold JordanLook at its deep waterLook at that wide riverOh hear the mightybillows rollYou bettertake Jesus with youHe's a true companionFor I'm sure without himThat you neverwill make it homeOh what you gonna doWhat you gonna sayHow you gonna feelWhen you come tothe end of the way?
Weir: As you know,
there was the blues car,
the country car,
the folk car, whatever,
you know, you could drift
from car to car
and get involved in any number
of jams that...
some of which really...
really did amount
to some pretty heady stuff.
Guy: You could walk in,
and you didn't ask me
what I was playing,
you just looked at me
and I looked at you,
and I nodded my head and vice
versa and you played.
And you didn't say,
"Play it like this,"
or, "Play it like that."
You just got into it
some kind of way, you know?
[ music ]
I can't do it, babyWell Lord I tried so hardBut I just can't do it,baby, no
[ music ]
I can't do it, baby
Yo!
Well Lord, I tried so hardBut I just can't do it, baby,oh no
[ music ]
You made me mess upmy happy home...
[ music ]
Gradney: It was, I believe,
two and half days
from Toronto to Winnipeg,
and for any musician
that was on this train
it was like heaven.
Walker: Basically, you know,
we spent an...
Man: It's a focal point.
A very enjoyable two days
riding this train
with the groups,
jamming...
and... and being together,
unlike a lot of festivals,
you rush in an you rush out,
and they don't see each other,
they're here and
we're here all to make...
all to make a living and
to provide entertainment.
When it gets to the point
where... where...
where kids, as in Toronto,
want to become violent,
that doesn't go hand-in-hand
with the kind of entertainment
the groups want to provide
and we want to provide.
Weir: And all these kids
got uptight
because the admission was
too high,
and they decided they
were going to have a riot.
They busted
some cop's head, man.
They busted it wide open.
He's got a plate in his head now
and he may still be
in critical condition.
Is that worth
the fucking dollars?
Woman: Okay, but... but how many
kids got busted wide open too?
Weir: Who started it?
Woman: No.
Usually...
Man: Nobody got busted.
No kids got busted at all? No.
Man: kids got arrested
because they jumped the fence
and it was against the law,
they weren't supposed to.
Because when you play, you pay.
It's exactly...
Weir:
Is that worth a $ ticket?
Is that worth $ ?
Nearly killing some cop?
You know,
nearly killing a person?
Woman: And the Canadian cops
are boss.
And those cops up there,
I talked to a lot of them,
and they were all boss.
They were all good people.
The basic thing that
the Saturday papers,
and I guess they caught
the last bit before the...
[ clearing of throat ]
papers went to run,
all they showed was...
well, one pic...
one shot I know that was used
as a national photo
was a policeman's horse
reared up.
They forgot to tell you that
somebody threw pepper
at the horse.
They forgot to show you
the shots of the kids
that were inside
the show enjoying it.
Man: There was people
in there that had fun.
You must
have talked to the
outside the gates
trying to get in.
Man : No, the outside
the gates...
Man: Let me tell you something.
I want to show the camera,
I want to show the camera.
Take a look at that.
Man: Must we put up
with yellow journalism?
People in Toronto demanded
we let everybody in for free,
Or, if we wouldn't accept that,
they were willing to accept %
of the gross ticket sales,
which they would distribute
as they saw fit.
That was nice.
And also, they wanted
free food and free dope.
[ laughter ]
Weir: These people weren't
looking for free music,
they were looking for trouble.
They were looking for an excuse
to bust cops' heads.
They were, you know,
pathologically unauthoritarian.
I know, I'm...
I'm that way myself.
Walker: The press picked it up
and there was a movement
formed in Winnipeg
and then one in Calgary.
So ticket sales were
not doing very well,
mainly because of
the protesters.
So we lost a significant
amount of money,
and the bands all knew it.
So, I said, you know, "Hey,
let's carry on and party."
[ "Comin' Home Baby" ]
[ music ]
[ cheering ]
Announcer:
Mashmakhan, come on!
[ cheering/whistling ]
Announcer:
Buddy Guy. Buddy Guy.
[ wild applause ]
Yeah!
[ music ]
Your love gives me sucha thrillBut your lovin'don't pay my billsI want some money, honeyI gotta have itIt's all right it's all...Ow! It's all rightIt don't get everything,it's trueWhat it don't getI can't useI've got to have it, babyHey heyIt's all rightIt's all rightIt's all rightGonna be all rightYou told me,now listen to thisI can't hardly tumbleto the words of rock'n'rollGotta have itThat's what I want
Ah-h-h-h...
[ music ]
I told ya I've gotto leave you nowGot to but youdoubted somehowI gotta goI hate to go, yeahI got to go-o-whoaBaby, baby, baby, baby, babyI've got to goI've got to go nowW-a-a-a-a yeah
So long.
I've got to go-o-o-whoa
Bye-bye.
Ciao, bye.
Bye-bye.
[ music ]
[ cheering/whistling ]
[ wild applause ]
Crowd: More. More. More...
Announcer:
Will you welcome please...
the Flying Burrito Brothers.
[ cheering ]
It's a lazy dayI'm down withnothing else to doIt's a crazy dayI got a thing that I wantto try with youNow, baby, don't go awayPlease don't spoilmy lazy dayNow isn't it better?didn't you know?Sittin' down hereby the radioI'm gonna make you worry noneabout your income taxI don't have much moneyI'm gonna show youhow to relaxIt's a lazy dayI'm down with nothing elseto doIt's a crazy dayI got a thing that I wantto try with youNow, baby, don't go awayPlease don't spoil my lazy day
[ music ]
Sittin' down hereby the radioI'm gonna make you dizzySparkle like abrand new dimeI don't have much moneyBut I always got plentyof timeIt's a lazy dayI'm down withnothing else to doIt's a crazy dayI got a thing that I wantto try with youNow, baby, don't go awayPlease don't spoilmy lazy day
[ music ]
Lazy dayIt's a lazy dayIt's a lazy day
[ whistling/cheering ]
[ mixed shouting ]
[ music ]
I pulled in to NazarethI was feeling 'bouthalf past deadI just need to find a placeWhere I can lay my headHey, mister, can you tell meWhere a manmight find a bed?He just grinned andshook my handAnd no was all he saidAnd I want you toTake a load off, FannyTake a load for freeTake a load off, FannyAndAndYou put the load right on meput the load right on me
[ music ]
I picked up my bagI went looking fora place to hideWhen I saw old carmenand the devilWalking side to sideI said, "Hey, Carmen,Come on let's go downtown"She said, "But I gotta goBut my friend canstick around"And you canTake a load off, FannyTake a load for freeTake a load off, FannyAndAndYou put the loadYou put the loadRight on meRight on me
[ music ]
Go on down, Miss Moses'Cause there ain't nothingthat you could ever sayIt's just old LukeAnd Luke's waiting onthe judgement dayWell, Luke, my friendWhat about old Anna-Lee?He said, do me a favour, sonWon't you stay and keep MissAnna-Lee company?Take a load off, FannyTake a load for freeTake a load off, FannyAnd andAnd you put the loadRight on mePut the load right on me
[ music ]
Crazy Chester followed meAnd he caught me in the fogHe said,"I will fix your ratIf you just take Jack my dogI said "Wait a minute,Chester,You know I'm a peaceful man"He said, "That's okay, boy,Won't you feed himwhen you can?"Yeah yeah yeahTake a load off, FannyTake a load for freeTake a load off, FannyAndAndYou put the loadYou put the loadRight on meRight on me
[ music ]
Catch a cannonball nowTo take me down the lineMy bag is sinking lowAnd I do believe it's timeTo get back to Miss FannyYou know she's the only oneWho sent me here withher regards for everyoneNow I want you to takea load off, FannyTake a load for freeTake a load off, FannyAndAndYou put the loadYou put the loadRight on meRight on me
[ music ]
[ cheering/whistling ]
Announcer: Janis Joplin
[ tapping of drumsticks ]
[ music ]
Cr-y-y-y-y-yBabyCry babyCry babyWelcome back homeYou know, she'll tell youHoney, I know she told youthat she loved youMuch, much more than I didBut I know she left youAnd you swear that youjust don't know whyBut, honey, you knowthat I'll always be aroundIf you ever want meCome on and cryCry babyCry babyCry babyOh, honey,welcome back home yeahDon't you knowHoney, nobody ever goingto love youThe way I try to do?To take your painAnd all your heartache tooAnd, honey, you knowThat I'll always,always be aroundIf you ever want meCome on and cryCry babyCry babyCry babyHoney, like you alwaysseem to doAnd I know thatit might be true, darlingThat the grass alwayslooks greenerWhen you're looking insomebody else's yardBut, honey, you leftthe real thingWaiting for you at homeI swear you did
I had a man.
He said, "Honey,
honey, you know that I love you.
See, but I've got to go
and find myself,
you know, I've got to go
and find my life.
I've got to go and find myself
over in Africa.
Or over in New York City
or over in Olema."
Some place those cats are
always wandering of to.
I've never figured out exactly
where it was.
They're always going somewhere,
man.
And I said, "Baby,
don't you realize...
you're looking for your life
over there, honey?
You wanna know where
your life is?
Your life's waiting like a
goddamn fool right here."
For you, man.
And one morning you're going
to wake up in Casablanca,
One of those fancy places,
honey,
you're going to be freezing
to death, man.
You're going to wake up
and you'll say,
"Good, good Lord.
Good, good, good Lord.
I just went off and left
that woman
in that great big
huge double bed
with the great big fur rug
on top of it
and those satin sheets, man,
What am I doing in Casablanca,
man?"
I mean, really, man,
One of these days that
cat's going to wake up
and say that to himself.
And when he comes back home,
there,
just like the capricorn
that I am,
I'll be standing there waiting.
Saying, "Baby, I knew one day,
honey, I knew, knew,
knew one day,
that you'd finally
come on home to me."
Honey, when you walk
through my front door,
I'm going to be able to tell
by the look in your eyes.
I'll say, "Good God, the man
finally done got it."
Lord, that man finally
done realize.
So you can put your head
on my shoulder, baby, yeah,
'cause I know you've got some
more tears to shed, dear,
so come on, come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on,
And cry, cry babyCry babyCry babyOh honey, welcome back homeYeah, yeah, yeahCry babyCry, cry, cry, cry, dearI know when youwanna get a bit lonely, babyCryCr-y-y-y-y-yCry babyYou can talkto your mama nowHoney, you can talk to yoursweet loving mama nowCr-y-y-y-y-yCry babyCry babyCry-y-y-y-y-yCry-y-y-y-y-yCry-y-y-y-y-yCry babyCry baby
[ music ]
[ cheering ]
[ blaring of train horn ]
[ "Funk jam" music performed by
Buddy Guy Blues Band,
Rick Danko and others. ]
When we left Winnipeg,
It was like, "Can we leave now?"
you know?
Because everybody just wanted
to get right back on the train.
We went back on the train
and we had an overnighter
to Calgary
And that was a long one,
but nobody really noticed.
[ "Funk jam" music ]
[ jamming ]
[ music ]
Till: It seemed that time was
sort of suspended,
you know, like usually,
a performer wants to get there,
Get his job done and get home.
In this situation, you wanted it
to go on forever.
[ music ]
Guy: Well, I couldn't keep up
with them, man.
They was partying
all night long.
And I said, "I got to go
to sleep, man."
Every time I went to bed,
I thought I was going
to miss something
and I said, "Well,
I got to go back again."
And I wouldn't... as a matter
of fact, I never did stay in
the bed for an hour.
This train was not for sleeping.
It was for
a lot of other things,
but not for sleeping.
Very few people slept
on this train.
Weir: Most all of us were new to
drinking at that point too.
We'd all been taking L.S.D.
Or smoking pot or whatever
and this was a new experience
for a lot of us.
And it... it worked just fine.
[ "Funk jam" music ]
Walker: The C.N. Guy came to me
and said,
"They've drank us dry."
And I said, "Well,
where's the next stop?"
And he said, "We're not
scheduled for a stop."
I said, "You are now."
[ grunting ]
Walker: So I told everybody
on the train,
"They've run out of booze,
but we're making
an emergency stop."
And then we passed a hat,
and if I remember correctly,
I think we collected about $ .
So we made a run
on the liquor store.
Then on the way out, I saw,
up on a shelf,
A display bottle
of Canadian Club.
And so I said... I looked up
and I said,
"I'll have that too."
And he said, "It's a display
bottle, it's not for sale."
I said, "It's for sale now
and if you don't climb up
and get it down,
then I'm going to get somebody
to climb up and bring it down."
So when we got back
to the station,
the guys that were with us,
the performers that were with
us, were absolutely ecstatic.
Andersen: They did run out
of booze
and they did stop in Saskatoon,
the whole damn train stopped,
like, in front
of a liquor store,
and they bought the place out.
So the ride that night, I mean,
there was a party
you couldn't believe.
[ "Sunshine Of Your Love" ]
[ music ]
Weir: Somebody had doctored that
big bottle of Canadian Club
and you could see little gel caps
at the bottom
floating around down there.
I did my best to stay away
from that, but...
even so, there was
more going on than...
at that point than just
the alcohol.
There were
psychedelics involved.
And I-I don't know
what kind or how much,
but that... that train was sort
of buzzing down the...
the rails.
We achieved lift-off for sure.
[ music ]
You shoulda beenon the river...
In C.
[ striking of chord ] G.
... O-o-hThey were drivin' womenJust like they was menO-o-o-hAin't no more caneOn the brazosOh o-o-o-hIt's all been groundDown to molassesWhoa oh whoa
[ music ]
Danko: Then...
and then Jerry takes it.
[ guitar music ]
So then she said...
"We've all been here
for years."
Man: .
And everybody said,
O-o-h oh oh
Danko: So she said,
"If everything isn't legal
by the time we get down to it,
and you make it free and it
lasts for years."
And everybody said,
Oh oh oh
So, the last time we'll say...
we'll say,
Ain't no more caneOn the brazosO-o-o-h oh o-o-h oh o-o-h oh
Men: Ain't no more cane.
It's all been ground downto molassesWhoa o-o-h whoa o-o-hWhoa oh whoa oh whoa
[ guitar music ]
Oh-oh-oh-ohWhoa-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh-oh-h
Hit it now.
[ guitar music ]
[ whooping ]
Man: Ain't no more brain
in the castle.
We say, "Thank you,
Jerry Garcia."
Joplin: No more brain at all,
man.
Joplin: Fuck it.
God bless you, folks.
God bless you.
Peace, love, truth, beauty.
Man: Rock on.
[ mixed chatter/laughter ]
Joplin: Are we
in Calgary already?
Man: No.
Are we in Calgary yet?
Garcia: We're stopped.
Weir: Maybe we're in Alberta.
Maybe we ought to run out
and take a look. Alberta?
Garcia: Alberta, let your hair
Hang down.
Alberta, don't let
your hair hang down.
No. And we're also stopped,
man.
We could get off the train
and go and buy something.
An old folk singer,
I've heard that.
Garcia: Janis, I've loved you
ever since the day I saw you.
I got to tell you.
God's own cop-out, man.
[ laughter ]
Man: Oh, keep on rocking.
I don't think we can quit now,
man, really.
[ whooping ]
It's gotten too good.
How are you doing, Danny?
[ guitar music ]
[ clanging of crossing signal ]
Joplin: Oh, yeah. I got you.
Hi, man, how you doing?
Rock and roll.
[ blaring of train horn ]
Crowd: [ chanting ]
Man: Open the fucking gates!
Dalton: When we got to Calgary,
The mayor was
this radical character
who came out... on and...
and he said, in this very kind
of grandiose way,
"I...I demand that
the children of Calgary
pass through the gates free."
Walker: Well, the mayor of
Calgary decided
that he was going to become
a big hero to these kids
who were also protesting and...
he came backstage
and said to me...
that I should open the gates
and let the children
of Calgary in free.
And I refused.
So he called me "Eastern scum"
And "a capitalist rip-off
son of a bitch."
And my answer is his teeth
in my knuckles.
That was my answer.
Crowd: [ cheering/whistling ]
Announcer:
give a hand, Sha Na Na.
[ cheering/applause ]
We've just got one t'ing
to say to youse.
[ wild cheering ]
And that is that rock and roll
is here to stay.
[ music ]
Rah-rah-rah oh, babyRah-rah-rah oh, babyRah-rah-rahRah-rah-rahRock 'n roll is here to stayIt will never dieIt was meant to be that wayBut I don't know whyI don't care what people sayRock 'n roll is here to stayWe don't carewhat people sayRock 'n roll is here to stayRock 'n roll will always beour ticket to the endlt'll go down in historyJust you wait, my friendRock 'n roll will always belt'll go down in historyRock 'n roll will always belt'll go down in historyEverybody rockeverybody rockEverybody rock everybodyrockCome on, everybody rockEverybody rock 'n rolleverybody rock 'n rollEverybody rock 'n rolleverybody rock 'n rollCome onevery body rockEverybody rock 'n rollRock 'n rollyeah rock 'n rollRock 'n roll, rock 'n rollRock rock 'n rollIf you don'tlike rock 'n rollThink whatyou've been missin'But if you like to bopand strollCome on down and listenLet's all startto have a ballEverybody rock 'n rollRah-rah-rah oh, babyRah-rah-rah oh, babyRah-rah-rahRah-rah-rahRock
[ cheering/whistling ]
[ music ]
[ wild cheering/whistling ]
Announcer: Sha Na Na.
They've got to catch a plane,
say goodbye to them.
Give a hand, please.
Beside from some earlier rain
this afternoon,
It's been a beautiful day
with the temperatures
near the s.
An ideal sort of day for
this type of festival.
With people here
this afternoon,
The big crowds are really
expected tonight
and as we mentioned earlier,
this could be the high point
of the rock Festival
Express Tour.
[ cheering ]
[ music ]
Please don't dominatethe rap JackIf you got nothing newto sayIf you please, don't back upthe trackThis train has gotto run todaySpent a little timeon the mountainSpenta little time on the hillSaw thingsgetting out of handI guess they always willI don't know, but I was toldIt's hard to run withthe weight of goldOther hand,I've heard it saidIt's just as hard withthe weight of lead
[ music ]
You can't overlook the lack,JackOf any other highway to rideIt's got no signsor dividing linesAnd very few rules to guideSpent a little timeon the mountainSpenta little time on the hillHeard some say,"Better run away"Others say,"Better stand still"I don't know, but I was toldIf the horse don't pullYou got to carry that loadI don't know whose back'sthat strongMaybe find outbefore too long
[ music ]
One way or anotherOne way or anotherOne way or anotherThis darkness got to give
[ music ]
One way or anotherOne way or anotherOne way or anotherThis darkness got to giveOne way or anotherOne way or anotherOne way or anotherThis darkness got to giveOne way or anotherOne way or anotherOne way or anotherThis darkness got to give
[ music ]
[ cheering/whistling ]
Announcer: We'll have lan and
Sylvia in just a minute,
the great speckled bird.
I think that certainly,
what happened on the train
carried over on to the stage
because people just became
aware of the possibilities.
We ended up in Calgary
doing some stuff with a lot of
sort of crossovers too,
And, I mean, it really
was quite extraordinary.
Oh, C.C. RiderSee what you've done doneYeah, Lord, LordC.C. Rider,See what you've done doneWell, you made me love youAnd now your woman's goneOne of these morningsI won't be back till fallYeah, LordI'm goin' away baby and Iwon't be backTill fallAnd if I find me a good manI won't be back won'tbe back at all
[ music ]
[ singing "C.C. Rider" ]
SylviaTyson: It was a totally
unique experience.
I've never had one like it
before or since.
There are a whole series
of moments
that are kind of crystallised
for me...
on different levels.
Some of them are musical,
some of them are
just sort of moments.
This is the part of this train
tour we've been waiting for.
[ cheering ]
[ music ]
They say everythingcan be replaced
[ cheering ]
They say every distanceis not nearSo I remember every faceOf every man who put me hereI see my light come shiningFrom the west downto the eastAny day nowAny day nowI shall be releasedThey say every manneeds protectionThey say that every manmust fallYet I swearI see my reflectionSomewhere sohigh above this wallI see my light come shiningFrom the west downto the eastAny day nowAny day nowI shall be releasedNow yonder stands a manin this lonely crowdA man who swearshe's not to blameAll day long I hear himshouting so loudJust crying out thathe was framedI see my light come shiningFrom the west downto the eastAny day nowAny day nowI shall be released
[ cheering/whistling ]
[ cheering ]
[ drumbeats ]
Joplin: Hey.
[ cheering/whistling ]
Are you having
a rocking good time?
[ whooping/cheering ]
Well, I want to tell you
something, man.
I don't know where
you've been all week,
but we've been at a party.
Right? Right.
Really.
Really.
A par... I mean, I couldn't have
thrown a better party, man.
I finally met someone
who can throw
a better party than me.
And I would like to bring them
on stage
and tell them thank you,
just from the performers, man.
just from the performers, man.
Okay? Really.
We got Thor Eaton,
And Ken Walker, Ken Walker,
And Dave Williams. Right.
Let's get them out here.
I want to get them on, man.
Get them on and give them a hand
'cause they sure showed us
a good time, baby.
[ music ]
Garcia: Hey, John Cook,
where's the thing, man?
John, John.
Joplin: Wait, wait.
We happen to have a few presents
to give these boys.
The first one is
a genuine train...
that's labelled "Festival
Express" on one car
that's labelled "Festival
Express" on one car
and "Bar car" on the other car
'Cause that's where
The action was, man.
And this is from everyone
and it's signed by everyone.
This box is from me.
It's a case of tequila.
[ laughter ]
The train is for remembering,
man.
The tequila is for continuing,
Man.
The tequila is for continuing,
Man.
[ cheering/laughter ]
Joplin: All right.
Garcia: All right.
Will you give these people
a hand, please,
Who put this entire thing on.
[ cheering/whistling ]
This is from us to you, baby
Why, thank you.
You're welcome, baby.
Thank you. Thank you.
Just thank you for coming.
Hey, man, next time
you throw a train,
invite me, man.
that's for sure.
[ laughing ]
All right.
All right.
I'm ready, man.
[ music ]
Wh-o-o-o-a, yeah!
You thought you had foundyourself a good girlOne who would love you andgive you the worldThen you find, hon, thatyou've been misusedCome to me, honey I'll dowhat you chooseI want you toWell, tell mama all about itYeah, tell mamawhat you needTell your mama, babe,what you wantTell your mama,babe, what you needWhat you want what you needWhat you wantwhoaI'll make everythingall rightDo you hear, she didn't haveno sense, dearWasn't worth all the timethat you spentAnd that same man he throwsyou outdoorsI just heard that mick stoleall your clothesHeyWell tell mama all about itTell mama what you needTell your mama, babeWhat you wantTell your mama, babeWhat you needWhat you want what you needWhat you want
Wow!
I'll make everything allright, babe
[ music ]
Rock 'n roll!
[ music ]
Baby, was it worth allthe time that you spent?Now that same man,he throws you outdoorsI just heard thathe tore all your clothes, heyWell, tell mama all about itTell your mama what you needTell your mama, babeWhat you wantTell your mama, babeWhat you needWhat you want what you needWhat you wantAnything I can doAnything I can do for youTell your mama, babeWhoa, mama, babeOh, mama, babe oh,mama, babeHey, your mama,babe tell your mama, babeHey, your mama, babe tellyour mama, babe
Wow!
Don't tell me noI know you're lonelySometimes your man is badSometimes when I knowyou're lonelySometimes when I knowyou're gladI said every day I cry,now, nowEvery day I cry now soEvery day now, nowHey, every day now, now
I know what you figure.
I tell you,
When you get lonely, and I
figure everybody does, right?
Because, as a matter of fact,
everybody does.
I figure if you're a woman,
I mean if you're really a woman,
You already know what
you need, man.
You already know what
you're looking for.
Man, I found out
at years old.
And I've been looking
ever since too.
But if you're a young cat,
you know, like about...
years old and about
this tall, right?
If you be a young cat, man,
and you ain't
figured it out yet,
I'll tell you what
you need, baby.
When you get those strange
thoughts in your head,
You don't know where
they came from, man,
You got those strange little
weirdnesses happening to you,
you don't know what they are.
I'll tell you what you need.
You need a sweet-lovin' mama,babeHoney sweet-talkin'mama, babeYou need a sweet-lovin' mama,babeHoney a sweet-talkin' mama,babeYou need somebodyto listen to youSomeone to want youSomeone to hold youSomeone to need youSomeone to use youSomeone to want you someoneto need youSomeone to hold yousomeone to want youSomeone to hold youYou need a mama, ma-ma, ma-mama-mama, babeLord, a mama, ma-ma ma-ma ma-
ma ma-ma mamaMama mama mama mama mamamama mama mamaMama mama mamamama mama mama heyMama mama mama mamaYeah, mama mama mama mamaTell mama all about itTell mama all about itWhat you need what you wantWhat you needwhat you wantAnything I can doAnything I can doI'll be your mama, babeYeah, your mama, babeWhoa, mama, babe oh,mama, babeWhoa, mama,babe whoa, mama, babeWhoa, mama, babe whoa,mama, babeWhoa, I'll makeeverything all right
Hey!
Yeah!
[ music ]
[ whistling/cheering ]
Joplin:And feelin' good waseasy, LordBobby sang the bluesAnd feelin' good was goodenough for me, uh-huhGood enough for meand Bobby McGee
Till: It was all too short
a time
But it seemed to go on forever
when you were there.
But when it was over,
there was a sadness.
There definitely was. It was...
It was a great experience.
Gradney: It was better than
Woodstock,
As great as Woodstock was.
And people who've heard of
Woodstock will go,
"Well, that's impossible"
because they didn't know
about this train.
Dalton: You know,
it just was a...
a brief moment in time
when everybody came
together for one last time
to celebrate that utopian vision
that we all started with.
Weir: It was a truly wondrous...
time to be a musician.
You know, people took music...
music seriously
and the prospect for music...
becoming more than just...
entertainment or diversion.
Guy: I'll carry it
the rest of my life,
that I'll never get
the chance...
that chance to be with Jerry
and Janis again.
And things like that only happen
once in a lifetime.
Andersen: A magnificent
historical event occurred
in the history of rock 'n roll
and music.
And everybody knew it.
Walker: I think the lesson
I learned was
that I gave the public too much
and they didn't deserve it.
And if I was to do it again,
I wouldn't do it to that scale.
And I'm thinking of doing
another one.
You know, this train was happy
until we stopped.
Garcia: Yeah, let's roll!
Gradney: It's the truth.
Onward and upward.
Gradney: This... this train,
We hadn't had a newspaper.
We hadn't had a bath,
But this...
this train was groovy
We were happy, man.
Weir: Maybe we had a few pips
But we had some good times.
And then we had to stop.
[ music ]
[ cheering/ applause ]
[ music ]
Oh, sinner, as you treadthe last journeyTake Jesusas your daily guideThough you may feel pureand saintlyWithout Him walkingby your sideBut when you cometo make the crossingAt the ending ofHis pilgrim's wayIf you ever will needyour saviourYou'll surely need Himon that dayNow look at that cold JordanLook at its deep waterdeep waterLook at that wide riverwide riverOh, hear the mightybillows rollYou better take JesusJesus with youHe's a truetrue companionOh, I'm sure without Himsure without HimThat you neverwill make it home
[ music ]
That awful day of judgementIs coming in the by and byWe'll seeour Lord descendingIn glory from on highOh, let us keepin touch with JesusAnd in the speciallove of GodYou may be ever called readyWhen he calls usover Jordan's tideNow look at that coldcold JordanLook at its deepdeep waterLook at that widewide riverOh, hearthe mighty billows rollNow you better take JesusJesus with youHe's a truetrue companionOh I'm sure without himsure without himThat you neverwill make it homeNow whatwhat you gonna do?And whatwhat you gonna say?And howhow you gonna feelWhen you cometo the end of the way?
[ whoop/cheering/applause ]
Garcia: Thanks a lot.
Deep in the darkest hourOf a very heavy weekThree earthmen did confront meAnd I could hardly speakThey left me in a hurryThey left me tired and soreAnd when I'm fit for wishingI hope they'll come no moreWhen I'm wishingI hope they'll come no moreStanding by the exitWith one arm on the doorI listen to them argueI asked them why and what forThey showed me terrorsAnd each one struck my soulThey gave me questionsEach one an endless goal questionsEach an endless goalDid you see the moon last nightHung like a chinese bowlYou should have seenthe moon last nightAt the party of the cellDid you see the moon last nightHung like a chinese bowlYou should have seenthe moon last nightAt the party of us allDeep in the darkest hourOf a very heavy weekThree earthmen did confront meAnd I could hardly speakThey showed me terrorsAnd each one struck my soulThey threw me questionsEach one an endless goal questionsEach an endless goal
Crowd: [ cheering/applauding ]
This one was written
by a guy fromToronto.
[ strumming of guitar ]
Murray Maclaughlin.
Crowd: [ cheering ]
[ guitar ]
It's a song about leaving home.
it's a very honest song,
called "The Child's Song".
Goodbye, MamaGoodbye to you too, PaLittle sister,you'll have to wait a whileTo come alongGoodbye to this houseand all its memoriesWe just got too oldto say we're wrongI've got to makeone last trip to my bedroomI guess I'll haveto leave some stuff behindIt's funny howthe same old crooked picturesJust don't seemthe same to me tonightThey're ain't no useIn shedding no more tears, MaThey're ain't no useIn shouting at me, PaI can't live no longerwith your fears, MaI love you butthat hasn't helped at allEach of us must do the thingsthat matterAnd all of us must seewhat we can seeThough it was long agoyou must rememberYou were once as youngand scared as meI don't know how hard it is yet,MamaWhen you realize you're growing oldI know how hard it is nowto be youngerI know you've triedto keep me from the coldThanks for all you've doneit may sound hollowThank you for the good timesthat we've knownBut I must findmy own road now to followYou will allbe welcome in my homeI've got my suitcaseand I must go nowAnd I don't mind aboutthe things you saidI'm sorry, Ma I don't knowwhere I'm goingRemember, little sister,look aheadTomorrow I'll bein some other sunriseMaybe I'll have someoneat my sideMama, give your love backto your husbandAnd father you havetaught me well, goodbyeGoodbye, MamaAnd goodbye to you too, Pa
Thank you very much.
Crowd: [ cheering ]
Maclaughlin: Thank you.
It was really kind of weird
for me
because I was the only one,
uh, though I thinkTom Russ
played a couple dates,
or, one of the dates, but I was
the only one on the show
that was just alone with
a guitar. [ Clearing of throat ]
And it was a little scary,
but, um...
you gotta do it.
You gotta do what you gotta do.
I mean, they didn't
have any musicians.
They just had me, the songs...
my songs, and the guitar.
Here's a song I'd like you to sing on.
You may know it.
It's called "Thirsty Boots".
Crowd: [ cheering ]
You know that I'm the open roadYou've been sleeping in the rainFrom dirty words and muddy cellsYour clothes are smeard and stainedBut the dirty words, the muddy cellsWill soon be judged insaneSo only stop to rest yourselfTill you are off againSo take off your thirsty bootsAnd stay for a whileYour feet are hot and wearyFrom a dusty mileAnd maybe I can make you laughMaybe I can tryI'm just looking for the eveningAnd the morning in your eyesTell me of the ones you sawAs far as you could seeCross the plainsfrom field to townA-marching to be freeAnd of the rusted prison gatesThat tumble by degreeLike laughing children,one by oneAnd they look like you and me
Sing it if you know it.
So take off your thirsty bootsAnd stay for a whileYour feet are hot and wearyFrom a dusty mileAnd maybe I can make you laughMaybe I can tryI'm just looking for the eveningAnd the morning in your eyes
Hum the melody with me.
[ harmonica ]
Sing it.
I know you are no stangerDown the crooked rainbow trailsFrom dancing cliffsand shattered sillsOf slanty-shackled jailsFor the voices drift upfrom belowAs the walls are being scaledYes all of this,and more, my friendsYour song shall not be failedSo take off your thirsty bootsAnd stay for a whileYour feet are hot and wearyFrom a dusty mileAnd maybeI can make you laughAnd maybe I can tryI'm just lookingfor the eveningAnd the morningIn your eyes
Crowd: [ cheering ]
Well, at the time,
Mashmakhan had, uh,
just completed our first album.
Uh, we hadn't made a tour across
our own country yet.
We were quite well known
in Montreal area
and in Toronto, and Ontario
because of earlier entities
that we had been a part of.
With Trevor Payne
and the soul brothers
and a group called the triangle.
But, uh, when we changed
our name to Mashmakhan
and made that first album,
[ growing ] we hadn't made a tour
across the country
so suddenly, into our laps,
this was presented,
uh, an opportunity to go
across Canada on a train with,
with a load of the current stars
of the day.
It was like a dream, right?
[ chuckling ]
Didn't have to twist
my arm too hard for that one.
So we just leapt at it
and, uh, it didn't matter whether
we were getting paid or not.
At the time we were like the group
at the bottom of the totem pole
because it was our first record
and first national tour.
A child that says,mother do you love meAnd it really meanswill you protect meHis mother answers him,I love youAnd it really meansyou've been a good boyAnd as years go byTrue love will never dieAt his girl saysdo you love meAnd it really means willyou respect meThe teenage boy answersI love youAnd it really means canI make love to youAnd as years go byTrue love will never dieI-I-I will love youForeverI-I-I will love youForeverAt his wife saysdo you love meAnd it meansI like to hear it againHer husband saysto her I love youBut it really meansI'll love you till the endAnd as years go byTrue love will never dieNow you're asking meif I love youAnd it really meanswill I marry youAnd I answer yes I love youBut it really meansthat I will be untrueAnd as years go byTrue love will never dieI-I-I will love youForeverI-I-I will love youForever
Crowd: [ cheering ]
Singer: As the years go by.
Uh, that record, 'as the years
go by' did wonders for us.
I mean it was a bit of a fluke how
that record even occurred.
Uh, the album was done
in New York.
Um, that little piece, 'As
the years go by' came after, uh...
we had this rather melodramatic
long piece on the record
and, uh, we were the first
to know that though, you know
And, 'As the years go by'
was a little bit of a sarcastic ditty
placed at the end of this very
melodramatic piece
and when we got the test
pressing back from New York,
uh, that long melodramatic
piece was gone.
Nowhere to be found.
And there sat
'As the years go by'.
Of course we were up
in arms because, you know,
they were messing with
our integrity now. [ Chuckling ]
But, uh, deejays starting
putting it on cartridge
and the next thing you know,
Columbia had themselves a hit.
And that was just... really,
prior to Festival Express.
And the song just exploded
both in this country
and took us to Japan,
so, uh, in retrospect,
a hit is a hit
And you can't knock that.
The beauty of the timing
was that, um,
In each city we arrived at
the song was, you know,
either one, two, three
on its local hit-parade.
So, like, although
we were new,
we were the flavour
of the month,
[ laughing ]
at the time of the tours
so that gave us a great boost
and a nice connection
with the audience.
And, uh, it just helped make
the whole Festival Express
a very meaningful memory
Well it was through, um, uh,
Kenny Walker, of course
and, uh, thor eaton and they did say
they were putting this together
and they wanted to have
a Canadian contingent,
even though they had some major
American names on it.
And, uh, so, uh,
he knew both lan and I,
being sort of, part of
the Toronto crowd and, uh,
and we immediately agreed
because we thought
it was an amazing idea.
[ guitar ]
This is a great Bob Dylan song.
About raising his kids.
And it's called 'Tears of Rage'.
and it goes like this.
We carried youIn our armsOn Independence DayAnd now you'd throw usAll asideAnd put us onOnOur wa-a-a-a-yOh what, daughterBeneath the sunWould treat her father soTo wait upon himIn pain and...And always answer no-o-o-o-oTears of rageTears of griefWhy must I be the oneTo be the thiefCome to me now you knowWe're so lowAnd life is brie-e-e-e-e-fWell we pointed outThe way to goBaby we scratched your nameIn the sandThough you thoughtIt was nothing moreThan a place for you to standBut now I want you to knowThat while we watchedYou discoverthere was no one trueBut I rememberThat I thoughtIt was a childish thingto do-o-o-o-oTears of rageTears of griefWhy must I be the oneTo be the thiefOh come to me now you knowWe're so lowAnd life is brie-e-e-e-e-fIt was a-a-a-a-a-llvery painlessWhen you went outto receiveAll that false instructionWhich we neverWe never couldBelieveAnd now our heart is filledwith goldAs if it was a purseBut oh, what kindOf love is thisWhich goes frombad to worseTears of rageTears of griefWhy must I be the oneTo be the thiefOh come to me nowYou know we're so lowAnd life is brie-e-e-e-f
Crowd: [ cheering ]
I-I barely knew who Buddy Guy
was myself,
other than by name.
And I think his terri...
the great album he made on,
uh, the 'Hoodoo Man' album,
I don't think it had been out
too long.
This was the very early 's.
Uh, you know, in .
Uh, that's as early as you get.
And, um, uh, I think
in a certain circuit in
the states, [ guitar ]
uh, it was customary that the artist
would go among the howling wolf.
All these guys played.
they went on the tables,
they walked on the bars,
they'd do this.
It was normal.
It's the first time
I had seen that.
I was so surprised, it was,
it was quite wonderful
but I couldn't figure it out
technically.
He must have had a lot of chords,
his roadie, strung together.
[ guitar ]
I learned that from
the late Guitar Slim,
out of, uh, Louisianna.
And, uh, when I first came
to Chicago,
when I went to the music store
to get that kind of lead
they told me, say,
it's not gonna work.
And I'm saying,
'Just give it to me.'
You know, 'cause I saw
Guitar Slim being introduced,
and I'm at the stage trying to figure
out how to play this guitar,
and I say, 'Well I wanna
be the first one there'
and there's no seat
so I was standing,
and all I heard was a guitar,
and I didn't see him.
And twenty minutes later a guy
brings him in on his shoulders.
And I said, 'I want
to play like B.B. King
but I wanna act
like Guitar Slim.'
And I've been doing
that ever since.
Crowd: [ cheering ]
Gypsy womantold my motherJust before I was bornSay you've gotboy-child comingGonna be a son of a gunGonna meet pretty womenRun and jump and shoutAnd the world gonna knowWhat's it all about'Cause you know
[ blues ]
Hey, yeahGot a black-cat boneI got a mojo tooI got the Johnny ConkerooI'm gonna tryto mess with youI'm gonna make youlittle girlsLead me by my handAnd the world gonna knowI'm a hoochie coochie manYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahYeahOn the seventh hourOn the seventh dayThe seven doctors sayHe were born for good luckAnd for that you can seeI've got seven hundreddollars woman nowDon't you mess with me'cause you know I'm hereEverybody knows I'm hereYou know I'm your hoochiecoochie manEverybodyHail
Crowd: [ cheering ]
Playing outdoors in the daylight
is one of my favourite things
in the whole world to do.
I love to be able to see
all the way to the end.
I love to be able to see
the people dancing, you know
And, uh, outdoors especially,
because there's no walls to
bounce the sound back at you.
And you really have a clean,
clear kind of sound experience.
So, you know, for, and for us
that was always our favourite.
We wou...would prefer to play
outside, during the day if we could.
Hey, baby, here I amI'm a man on your sceneI can give you what you wantBut you gotto come home with meAnd I've got a whole lotof good old lovingAnd I got some in storeWhen I get to throw it on youYou've gotto come back for moreToys and things thatcome by the dozenThat ain't nothingbut drug store lovin'Hey little thing let me lightyour candle'Cause mama I'm sure hardto handle nowGets aroundBut action speakslouder than wordsAnd I'm a manwith great experienceI know you got youanother manBut I can love youbetter than himTake my handand don't be afraidI'm gonna prove every wordI sayI'm advertising love for saleSo you can placeyour ad with meToys and things thatcome by the dozenThat ain't nothing butdrug store lovin'Hey little thinglet me light your candle'cause mama I'm sure hardto handle nowGets aroundLovin'It's all I needLovin'Love is all youI got to get someOh, baby, all rightYes I doGood loveYes I got to get someYes I got to have someGot to have someI got to feel all rightMy, myI got to feel all rightMy, myOwlI got to have itGive it to meGive it to meAll rightOoh
[ guitar ]
Baby, here I amAnd I'm a man upon the sceneAnd I can give youwhat you wantBut you gotto come home with meAnd I've got a whole lotof good old lovin'And I've got some in storeWhen I get to throw it on youYou got to come backfor moreToys and things thatcome by the dozenThat ain't nothingbut drug store lovin'Hey little thing let melight your candle'cause mama I'm sure hardto handle nowYes I am
Crowd: [ cheering ]
Singer: Thank you.
As a band you get
to play outdoors
during the daytime
in the summer a fair bit.
So it wasn't new to us.
I-I do enjoy, bein' you know...
What I don't enjoy is
the heat of the day so much.
Uh, if there's no shade and
the sun's hot and stuff like that,
Uh, I don't know about that.
But uh, other side... Otherwise,
playing outdoors is just fun.
During the day.
You know,
it's not quite the fantastic
um, experience
playing at night
when, you know,
your visual sense is, sort of,
taken a back seat to your...
your other senses,
Uh, in terms of,
you know, importance.
Um, but still, you know, there's
an hallucinogenic realm
that you go into
whenever you're listening
to music anyway,
or playing music.
Hit it.
Easy windGoing cross the bayou againThere's a whole lotta womenOut in redon the streets todayThe river keep a-talkingBut you never hearda word it sayI been ballin' a shinyblack steel jack-hammerI been chippin' up rocksfor the great highwayI live five yearsif I take my timeBallin' that jack anddrinking my wineEasy windFlowin' crossthe bayou againThere's a whole lotof womenOut on the streetsin red todayAnd the river keep a-talkingYou never heard a word it saidI been a-chipping them rocksFrom dawn till noonWhile my rider hide my bottlein the other roomDoctor say you better stopballin' that JackIf I live five years I'm gonnabust my backYes I will, nowEasy windCross the bayouthe other dayThere's a whole lotta women,MamaOut on the streetsin red down the wayAnd the river keep a-talkingBut you never heara word it say
[ harmonica ]
LordGotta find a womanbe good to meWon't hide my liquor tryto serve me tea'cause I'm a stone jack ballerAnd my heart is trueAnd I give everythingthat I got to youYes I willEasy windBlowin' cross the bayou againThere's a whole lotta womenOut on the streetsin red that wayAnd the river keep a-talkingYou never heard what it say
Crowd: [ cheering ]
Thank you.
I think, you know, that all these
people were in their prime.
And it was also, you know, um,
the end of an era in another sense.
Of course Jimi Hendrix just died
before this trip started
And Janis died shortly after.
Pigpen I think, a year later.
Um, Richard Manuel who wasn't on
the train, but was in the band.
Rick Danko, Jerry Garcia,
Pigpen.
Um, yeah, it's amazing that,
you know, the number of people
who are...who are gone from
that...from that trip,
and, uh, and, you know,
that's why it's so precious
to be able to see them again.
Please don't you do it to me,babe noPlease don't you do itto me, babeEither take the love I offerOr let me beI ain't got the timefor walkin' noAin't got the time for walkin'What's a poor boy to dowith your loveLove just danglin'HeyMake up your mind, honeyYou're playing with meMake up your mind, honeyYou're playing with meI say, heyNo need to playmy loving, babeCome on nowLet me honey let me be yeahSay that it's over babySay that it's over dearBut still you hang around,come onWon't you move overYou know that I need a man,yeahKnow that I need a manWhen I ask you to you just sayThat you think you canYeahYou ain't quite readyfor walkin' noAin't quite ready for walkin'What's a brother to dowith your loveLord, just danglingWell I know that it's danglingWell I know, know, knowLike a carrot, baby nowLike a carrot dearLike a carrot baby nowLike a carrot dearHey, come on, heyI gotta heyCome on heyI gotta loveYou teasin' meHey you teasin' meHey you teasin' meHey you're teasin' meLike a carrot baby nowLike a carrot dearLike a carrot baby now
Thank you!
Crowd: [ cheering ]
I can't speak for Janis, but my...
I'm sure if all the gentlemen
in this room
have been in a situation where
you might have over-imbibed
at some point.
And the old saying,
'The hair of the dog'.
But if you continue passed
the hair of the dog,
uh, things become
part of your system
and your resistance...
Uh, it...it's not that surprising
to me that you could be crazy
and, you know,
be on a real bender
and the next night be able
to be, you know, perform.
Sometimes if you're
not feeling that well,
you're reduced to like,
your gut...
your gut, uh, instincts
and talents.
And maybe that's why
she was so on top of it.
Well she was
a very intelligent girl.
She was not a...
a silly girl at all.
I think, uh, you know,
that certain things
that people do
through their lives,
I mean, there's positive
and negatives.
She just happened to get
caught on the negative side
of a particular thing, and...
It was not a good thing.
But, we all know that.
But, uh, she was always there to
perform for the people, always.
She... she lived for that.
She really did.
Time keeps moving onFriends, they turn awayLordy, Lord, LordWell I keep moving onBut I never find out whyI keep pushing too hardAnd baby I keep tryingTo make it right to anotherLonely dayWhoa, yeahDawn has come at lastHoney, time keeps a-moving onYeah, yeah, yeahWell I'm years older nowSo I know it can't be rightAnd I'm no better, babyAnd I can't help you no moreThan, honey,when I was just a girlYeahBut it don't makeno difference, babyNo, no'Cause I know thatI could always tryThere's a fire insideof everyone of usI'm gonna need it nowI'm gonna hold it, yeahI'm gonna use ittill the day I dieDon'tHoney, don't you expectany answers, dearOh no, they don't comewith ageNo-no, noHeyThey ain't never gonnalove you any better, babyAnd ain't never gonna loveyou rightSo you better take it nowSaid right here and nowYeahBut it don't makeno difference, babyNo, no'Cause I know thatI could always tryThere's a fire insideof everyone of us, heyI'm gonna need it nowI'm gonna use it, yeahI'm gonna hold ittill the day I dieDon't make no differenceNo, no-noWell I hate to be the oneI said you'd betterleave me nowAnd you'd better lovelove your lifeI'm gonna need it nowI'm gonna hold it, yeahI'm gonna use it, say whatDon't make no difference,babyNo, no-noWell I hateI hate to be the oneI saidEvery time you're gonnawant to love somebodyEvery time you're gonna wantto need somebodyYou're gonna wantto turn and runI'm gonna be thereNo, no, noNo, no, noNo, no, noNo, no, no, no, no, noWhen you wannaput out your handAll you want is somebodyto pick it up manHe ain't gonna be thereSaid you know he ain'tNo, no, no-noNo, no, no-noNo, no, no-noNo, no, no, no, no, noNo, no, no-noNo, no, no-noNo, no, no-noWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWho-a-aWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooWhoa-ooHoney, want, I wannaReach out my handI said, darlingall I ever wantedWas for you to understandWhoa-oo, whoa-whoaWhoa-baby,I wanna pick up and leaveLord, honey, everyday
Crowd: [ cheering ]