Original subtitles

Driving that train

High on cocaine

Casey Jones, you better watch your speed

Trouble ahead

Trouble behind

And you know that notion just crossed my mind

[ music ]

This old engine makes it on time

Leaves central station 'bout a quarter to nine

Hits river junction at seventeen to

At a quarter to ten you know it's drivin' again

Driving that train

High on cocaine

Casey Jones, you better watch your speed

Trouble ahead

Trouble behind

And you know that notion just crossed my mind

[ music ]

Drive your train, whoo!

[ music ]

Trouble with you is the trouble with me

Got two good eyes but still don't see

Come round the bend you know it's the end

The fireman screams and the engine just gleams

Driving that train high on cocaine

Casey Jones,

You better watch your speed

Trouble ahead

Trouble behind

And you know that notion just crossed my mind

Driving that train high on cocaine

Casey Jones, you better watch your speed

Trouble ahead you know

Trouble behind

And you know that notion just crossed my mind

And you know that notion

Just crossed my mind

[ guitar music ]

Goin' down the road feeling bad

Goin' down the road feeling bad

Goin' down the road feeling bad

Oh no, no

Don't wanna be treated this way

Mama 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 B3

and a drum kit in the bar car

and I set it up like that.

Oh, no, no

Don't wanna be treated this 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 ease

Don't ease me in

I've been all night long coming home

Don't ease me in

I was standing on the corner

With a dollar in my hand

I was looking for a woman, sweet mama

Didn't have no man

Don't ease don't ease

Don't ease me in

I've been all night long coming home

Don't ease me in

That girl I love

She's sweet and true

And that dress she wears, sweet mama

It's pink and blue

She brings me coffee

She brings me tea

You know she brings me every darn thing

But the jailhouse key

Don't ease don't ease

Don't ease me in

I've been all night long coming home

Don't ease me in

[ music ]

Don't ease don't ease

Don't ease me in

I've been all night long coming home

Don't ease me in

I was walking down main

Deep Ellem too

You know all the women round there

Got the texas blues

Don't ease don't ease

Don't ease me in

I've been all night long coming home

Don't ease me in

Don't ease don't ease

Don't ease me in

I've been all night long coming home

Don'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.

$1 4.00 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 $27,000.00 worth of pay-duty police.

400 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 Reno

I was trailed by 20 hounds

Didn't get to sleep that night

Till the morning came around

I set out running but I take my time

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before daylight

I just might get some 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 now

Slippin' and a-slidin' peekin' and a-hidin'

Been told a long time ago

I've been told, baby, you've been bold

Not gonna be your fool no more

Oh my Melinda she's a solid sender

You know you better surrender

Oh my Melinda she's a solid sender

You know you better surrender

Slippin' and slidin' peekin' and hidin'

Not gonna be your fool no more

[ music ]

Oh big conniver nothing but a jiver

I done got hip to your jive

Oh big conniver nothing but a jiver

I done got hip to your jive

Slippin' and slidin'

Peekin' and hidin'

Not gonna be your fool no more

Slippin' and a-slidin' peekin' and a-hidin'

Been told a long time ago

Slippin' and a-slidin' peekin' and a-hidin'

Been told a long time ago

I been told that you been bold

Not gonna be your 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 24-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 mighty billows roll

Better take Jesus with you

He's a true companion

For I'm sure without him

That you never will make it home

[ music ]

That awful day of judgement

Is coming in the by and by

We'll see our Lord descending

In glory from on high

Oh let us keep in touch with Jesus

In the special love of God

May be ever called ready

When he calls us over Jordan's tide

Oh look at that cold Jordan

Look at its deep water

Look at that wide river

Oh hear the mighty billows roll

You better take Jesus with you

He's a true companion

For I'm sure without him

That you never will make it home

Oh what you gonna do

What you gonna say

How you gonna feel

When you come to the 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, baby

Well Lord I tried so hard

But I just can't do it, baby, no

[ music ]

I can't do it, baby

Yo!

Well Lord, I tried so hard

But I just can't do it, baby, oh no

[ music ]

You made me mess up my 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 16 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: 22 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 $16 ticket?

Is that worth $16? 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 40,000 people in there that had fun.

You must have talked to the 2,000

outside the gates trying to get in.

Man 2: No, the 2,000 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 60% 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 such a thrill

But your lovin' don't pay my bills

I want some money, honey

I gotta have it

It's all right it's all...

Ow! It's all right

It don't get everything, it's true

What it don't get I can't use

I've got to have it, baby

Hey hey

It's all right It's all right

It's all right

Gonna be all right

You told me, now listen to this

I can't hardly tumble to the words of rock'n'roll

Gotta have it

That's what I want

Ah-h-h-h...

[ music ]

I told ya I've got to leave you now

Got to but you doubted somehow

I gotta go

I hate to go, yeah

I got to go-o-whoa

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

I've got to go

I've got to go now

W-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 day

I'm down with nothing else to do

It's a crazy day

I got a thing that I want to try with you

Now, baby, don't go away

Please don't spoil my lazy day

Now isn't it better? didn't you know?

Sittin' down here by the radio

I'm gonna make you worry none about your income tax

I don't have much money

I'm gonna show you how to relax

It's a lazy day

I'm down with nothing else to do

It's a crazy day

I got a thing that I want to try with you

Now, baby, don't go away

Please don't spoil my lazy day

[ music ]

Sittin' down here by the radio

I'm gonna make you dizzy

Sparkle like a brand new dime

I don't have much money

But I always got plenty of time

It's a lazy day

I'm down with nothing else to do

It's a crazy day

I got a thing that I want to try with you

Now, baby, don't go away

Please don't spoil my lazy day

[ music ]

Lazy day

It's a lazy day

It's a lazy day

[ whistling/cheering ]

[ mixed shouting ]

[ music ]

I pulled in to Nazareth

I was feeling 'bout half past dead

I just need to find a place

Where I can lay my head

Hey, mister, can you tell me

Where a man might find a bed?

He just grinned and shook my hand

And no was all he said

And I want you to

Take a load off, Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off, Fanny

And And

You put the load right on me put the load right on me

[ music ]

I picked up my bag

I went looking for a place to hide

When I saw old carmen and the devil

Walking side to side

I said, "Hey, Carmen,

Come on let's go downtown"

She said, "But I gotta go

But my friend can stick around"

And you can

Take a load off, Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off, Fanny

And And

You put the load You put the load

Right on me Right on me

[ music ]

Go on down, Miss Moses

'Cause there ain't nothing that you could ever say

It's just old Luke

And Luke's waiting on the judgement day

Well, Luke, my friend

What about old Anna-Lee?

He said, do me a favour, son

Won't you stay and keep Miss Anna-Lee company?

Take a load off, Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off, Fanny

And and And you put the load

Right on me Put the load right on me

[ music ]

Crazy Chester followed me

And he caught me in the fog

He said, "I will fix your rat

If you just take Jack my dog

I said "Wait a minute, Chester,

You know I'm a peaceful man"

He said, "That's okay, boy,

Won't you feed him when you can?"

Yeah yeah yeah

Take a load off, Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off, Fanny

And And

You put the load You put the load

Right on me Right on me

[ music ]

Catch a cannonball now

To take me down the line

My bag is sinking low

And I do believe it's time

To get back to Miss Fanny

You know she's the only one

Who sent me here with her regards for everyone

Now I want you to take a load off, Fanny

Take a load for free

Take a load off, Fanny

And And

You put the load You put the load

Right on me Right on me

[ music ]

[ cheering/whistling ]

Announcer: Janis Joplin

[ tapping of drumsticks ]

[ music ]

Cr-y-y-y-y-y

Baby

Cry baby

Cry baby

Welcome back home

You know, she'll tell you

Honey, I know she told you that she loved you

Much, much more than I did

But I know she left you

And you swear that you just don't know why

But, honey, you know that I'll always be around

If you ever want me

Come on and cry

Cry baby

Cry baby

Cry baby

Oh, honey, welcome back home yeah

Don't you know

Honey, nobody ever going to love you

The way I try to do?

To take your pain

And all your heartache too

And, honey, you know

That I'll always, always be around

If you ever want me

Come on and cry

Cry baby

Cry baby

Cry baby

Honey, like you always seem to do

And I know that it might be true, darling

That the grass always looks greener

When you're looking in somebody else's yard

But, honey, you left the real thing

Waiting for you at home

I 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 baby

Cry baby

Cry baby

Oh honey, welcome back home

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Cry baby

Cry, cry, cry, cry, dear

I know when you wanna get a bit lonely, baby

Cry

Cr-y-y-y-y-y

Cry baby

You can talk to your mama now

Honey, you can talk to your sweet loving mama now

Cr-y-y-y-y-y

Cry baby

Cry baby

Cry-y-y-y-y-y

Cry-y-y-y-y-y

Cry-y-y-y-y-y

Cry baby

Cry 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 $800.

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 been on the river...

In C.

[ striking of chord ] G.

... 1910

O-o-h

They were drivin' women

Just like they was men

O-o-o-h

Ain't no more cane

On the brazos

Oh o-o-o-h

It's all been ground

Down to molasses

Whoa oh whoa

[ music ]

Danko: Then... and then Jerry takes it.

[ guitar music ]

So then she said...

"We've all been here for 43 years."

Man: 44.

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 cane

On the brazos

O-o-o-h oh o-o-h oh o-o-h oh

Men: Ain't no more cane.

It's all been ground down to molasses

Whoa o-o-h whoa o-o-h

Whoa oh whoa oh whoa

[ guitar music ]

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Oh-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, baby

Rah-rah-rah oh, baby

Rah-rah-rah

Rah-rah-rah

Rock 'n roll is here to stay

It will never die

It was meant to be that way

But I don't know why

I don't care what people say

Rock 'n roll is here to stay

We don't care what people say

Rock 'n roll is here to stay

Rock 'n roll will always be our ticket to the end

lt'll go down in history

Just you wait, my friend

Rock 'n roll will always be

lt'll go down in history

Rock 'n roll will always be

lt'll go down in history

Everybody rock everybody rock

Everybody rock everybody rock

Come on, everybody rock

Everybody rock 'n roll everybody rock 'n roll

Everybody rock 'n roll everybody rock 'n roll

Come on every body rock

Everybody rock 'n roll

Rock 'n roll yeah rock 'n roll

Rock 'n roll, rock 'n roll

Rock rock 'n roll

If you don't like rock 'n roll

Think what you've been missin'

But if you like to bop and stroll

Come on down and listen

Let's all start to have a ball

Everybody rock 'n roll

Rah-rah-rah oh, baby

Rah-rah-rah oh, baby

Rah-rah-rah

Rah-rah-rah

Rock

[ 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 80s.

An ideal sort of day for this type of festival.

With 6,500 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 dominate the rap Jack

If you got nothing new to say

If you please, don't back up the track

This train has got to run today

Spent a little time on the mountain

Spent a little time on the hill

Saw things getting out of hand

I guess they always will

I don't know, but I was told

It's hard to run with the weight of gold

Other hand, I've heard it said

It's just as hard with the weight of lead

[ music ]

You can't overlook the lack, Jack

Of any other highway to ride

It's got no signs or dividing lines

And very few rules to guide

Spent a little time on the mountain

Spent a little time on the hill

Heard some say, "Better run away"

Others say, "Better stand still"

I don't know, but I was told

If the horse don't pull

You got to carry that load

I don't know whose back's that strong

Maybe find out before too long

[ music ]

One way or another

One way or another

One way or another

This darkness got to give

[ music ]

One way or another

One way or another

One way or another

This darkness got to give

One way or another

One way or another

One way or another

This darkness got to give

One way or another

One way or another

One way or another

This 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. Rider

See what you've done done

Yeah, Lord, Lord

C.C. Rider,

See what you've done done

Well, you made me love you

And now your woman's gone

One of these mornings

I won't be back till fall

Yeah, Lord

I'm goin' away baby and I won't be back

Till fall

And if I find me a good man

I won't be back won't be 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 everything can be replaced

[ cheering ]

They say every distance is not near

So I remember every face

Of every man who put me here

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east

Any day now

Any day now

I shall be released

They say every man needs protection

They say that every man must fall

Yet I swear I see my reflection

Somewhere so high above this wall

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east

Any day now

Any day now

I shall be released

Now yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd

A man who swears he's not to blame

All day long I hear him shouting so loud

Just crying out that he was framed

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east

Any day now

Any day now

I 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 found yourself a good girl

One who would love you and give you the world

Then you find, hon, that you've been misused

Come to me, honey I'll do what you choose

I want you to

Well, tell mama all about it

Yeah, tell mama what you need

Tell your mama, babe, what you want

Tell your mama, babe, what you need

What you want what you need

What you want whoa

I'll make everything all right

Do you hear, she didn't have no sense, dear

Wasn't worth all the time that you spent

And that same man he throws you outdoors

I just heard that mick stole all your clothes

Hey

Well tell mama all about it

Tell mama what you need

Tell your mama, babe

What you want

Tell your mama, babe

What you need

What you want what you need

What you want Wow!

I'll make everything all right, babe

[ music ]

Rock 'n roll!

[ music ]

Baby, was it worth all the time that you spent?

Now that same man, he throws you outdoors

I just heard that he tore all your clothes, hey

Well, tell mama all about it

Tell your mama what you need

Tell your mama, babe

What you want

Tell your mama, babe

What you need

What you want what you need

What you want

Anything I can do

Anything I can do for you

Tell your mama, babe

Whoa, mama, babe

Oh, mama, babe oh, mama, babe

Hey, your mama, babe tell your mama, babe

Hey, your mama, babe tell your mama, babe

Wow!

Don't tell me no

I know you're lonely

Sometimes your man is bad

Sometimes when I know you're lonely

Sometimes when I know you're glad

I said every day I cry, now, now

Every day I cry now so

Every day now, now

Hey, 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 1 4 years old.

And I've been looking ever since too.

But if you're a young cat,

you know, like about...

1 7 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, babe

Honey sweet-talkin' mama, babe

You need a sweet-lovin' mama, babe

Honey a sweet-talkin' mama, babe

You need somebody to listen to you

Someone to want you

Someone to hold you

Someone to need you

Someone to use you

Someone to want you someone to need you

Someone to hold you someone to want you

Someone to hold you

You need a mama, ma-ma, ma-ma ma-mama, babe

Lord, a mama, ma-ma ma-ma ma- ma ma-ma mama

Mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama

Mama mama mama mama mama mama hey

Mama mama mama mama

Yeah, mama mama mama mama

Tell mama all about it

Tell mama all about it

What you need what you want

What you need what you want

Anything I can do

Anything I can do

I'll be your mama, babe

Yeah, your mama, babe

Whoa, mama, babe oh, mama, babe

Whoa, mama, babe whoa, mama, babe

Whoa, mama, babe whoa, mama, babe

Whoa, I'll make everything all right

Hey!

Yeah!

[ music ]

[ whistling/cheering ]

Joplin:And feelin' good was easy, Lord

Bobby sang the blues

And feelin' good was good enough for me, uh-huh

Good enough for me and 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 tread the last journey

Take Jesus as your daily guide

Though you may feel pure and saintly

Without Him walking by your side

But when you come to make the crossing

At the ending of His pilgrim's way

If you ever will need your saviour

You'll surely need Him on that day

Now look at that cold Jordan

Look at its deep water deep water

Look at that wide river wide river

Oh, hear the mighty billows roll

You better take Jesus Jesus with you

He's a true true companion

Oh, I'm sure without Him sure without Him

That you never will make it home

[ music ]

That awful day of judgement

Is coming in the by and by

We'll see our Lord descending

In glory from on high

Oh, let us keep in touch with Jesus

And in the special love of God

You may be ever called ready

When he calls us over Jordan's tide

Now look at that cold cold Jordan

Look at its deep deep water

Look at that wide wide river

Oh, hear the mighty billows roll

Now you better take Jesus Jesus with you

He's a true true companion

Oh I'm sure without him sure without him

That you never will make it home

Now what what you gonna do?

And what what you gonna say?

And how how you gonna feel

When you come to the end of the way?

[ whoop/cheering/applause ]

Garcia: Thanks a lot.

Deep in the darkest hour

Of a very heavy week

Three earthmen did confront me

And I could hardly speak

They left me in a hurry

They left me tired and sore

And when I'm fit for wishing

I hope they'll come no more

When I'm wishing

I hope they'll come no more

Standing by the exit

With one arm on the door

I listen to them argue

I asked them why and what for

They showed me 19 terrors

And each one struck my soul

They gave me 13 questions

Each one an endless goal

13 questions

Each an endless goal

Did you see the moon last night

Hung like a chinese bowl

You should have seen the moon last night

At the party of the cell

Did you see the moon last night

Hung like a chinese bowl

You should have seen the moon last night

At the party of us all

Deep in the darkest hour

Of a very heavy week

Three earthmen did confront me

And I could hardly speak

They showed me 19 terrors

And each one struck my soul

They threw me 13 questions

Each one an endless goal

13 questions

Each 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, Mama

Goodbye to you too, Pa

Little sister, you'll have to wait a while

To come along

Goodbye to this house and all its memories

We just got too old to say we're wrong

I've got to make one last trip to my bedroom

I guess I'll have to leave some stuff behind

It's funny how the same old crooked pictures

Just don't seem the same to me tonight

They're ain't no use

In shedding no more tears, Ma

They're ain't no use

In shouting at me, Pa

I can't live no longer with your fears, Ma

I love you but that hasn't helped at all

Each of us must do the things that matter

And all of us must see what we can see

Though it was long ago you must remember

You were once as young and scared as me

I don't know how hard it is yet, Mama

When you realize you're growing old

I know how hard it is now to be younger

I know you've tried to keep me from the cold

Thanks for all you've done it may sound hollow

Thank you for the good times that we've known

But I must find my own road now to follow

You will all be welcome in my home

I've got my suitcase and I must go now

And I don't mind about the things you said

I'm sorry, Ma I don't know where I'm going

Remember, little sister, look ahead

Tomorrow I'll be in some other sunrise

Maybe I'll have someone at my side

Mama, give your love back to your husband

And father you have taught me well, goodbye

Goodbye, Mama

And 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 road

You've been sleeping in the rain

From dirty words and muddy cells

Your clothes are smeard and stained

But the dirty words, the muddy cells

Will soon be judged insane

So only stop to rest yourself

Till you are off again

So take off your thirsty boots

And stay for a while

Your feet are hot and weary

From a dusty mile

And maybe I can make you laugh

Maybe I can try

I'm just looking for the evening

And the morning in your eyes

Tell me of the ones you saw

As far as you could see

Cross the plains from field to town

A-marching to be free

And of the rusted prison gates

That tumble by degree

Like laughing children, one by one

And they look like you and me

Sing it if you know it.

So take off your thirsty boots

And stay for a while

Your feet are hot and weary

From a dusty mile

And maybe I can make you laugh

Maybe I can try

I'm just looking for the evening

And the morning in your eyes

Hum the melody with me.

[ harmonica ]

Sing it.

I know you are no stanger

Down the crooked rainbow trails

From dancing cliffs and shattered sills

Of slanty-shackled jails

For the voices drift up from below

As the walls are being scaled

Yes all of this, and more, my friends

Your song shall not be failed

So take off your thirsty boots

And stay for a while

Your feet are hot and weary

From a dusty mile

And maybe I can make you laugh

And maybe I can try

I'm just looking for the evening

And the morning

In 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 me

And it really means will you protect me

His mother answers him, I love you

And it really means you've been a good boy

And as years go by

True love will never die

At 1 7 his girl says do you love me

And it really means will you respect me

The teenage boy answers I love you

And it really means can I make love to you

And as years go by

True love will never die

I-I-I will love you

Forever

I-I-I will love you

Forever

At 65 his wife says do you love me

And it means I like to hear it again

Her husband says to her I love you

But it really means I'll love you till the end

And as years go by

True love will never die

Now you're asking me if I love you

And it really means will I marry you

And I answer yes I love you

But it really means that I will be untrue

And as years go by

True love will never die

I-I-I will love you

Forever

I-I-I will love you

Forever

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 you

In our arms

On Independence Day

And now you'd throw us

All aside

And put us on

On

Our wa-a-a-a-y

Oh what, daughter

Beneath the sun

Would treat her father so

To wait upon him

In pain and...

And always answer no-o-o-o-o

Tears of rage

Tears of grief

Why must I be the one

To be the thief

Come to me now you know

We're so low

And life is brie-e-e-e-e-f

Well we pointed out

The way to go

Baby we scratched your name

In the sand

Though you thought

It was nothing more

Than a place for you to stand

But now I want you to know

That while we watched

You discover there was no one true

But I remember

That I thought

It was a childish thing to do-o-o-o-o

Tears of rage

Tears of grief

Why must I be the one

To be the thief

Oh come to me now you know

We're so low

And life is brie-e-e-e-e-f

It was a-a-a-a-a-ll very painless

When you went out to receive

All that false instruction

Which we never

We never could

Believe

And now our heart is filled with gold

As if it was a purse

But oh, what kind

Of love is this

Which goes from bad to worse

Tears of rage

Tears of grief

Why must I be the one

To be the thief

Oh come to me now

You know we're so low

And 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 70's.

Uh, you know, in 1970. 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.

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Gypsy woman told my mother

Just before I was born

Say you've got boy-child coming

Gonna be a son of a gun

Gonna meet pretty women

Run and jump and shout

And the world gonna know

What's it all about

'Cause you know

[ blues ]

Hey, yeah

Got a black-cat bone

I got a mojo too

I got the Johnny Conkeroo

I'm gonna try to mess with you

I'm gonna make you little girls

Lead me by my hand

And the world gonna know

I'm a hoochie coochie man

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

On the seventh hour

On the seventh day

The seven doctors say

He were born for good luck

And for that you can see

I've got seven hundred dollars woman now

Don't you mess with me

'cause you know I'm here

Everybody knows I'm here

You know I'm your hoochie coochie man

Everybody

Hail

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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 am

I'm a man on your scene

I can give you what you want

But you got to come home with me

And I've got a whole lot of good old loving

And I got some in store

When I get to throw it on you

You've got to come back for more

Toys and things that come by the dozen

That ain't nothing but drug store lovin'

Hey little thing let me light your candle

'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle now

Gets around

But action speaks louder than words

And I'm a man with great experience

I know you got you another man

But I can love you better than him

Take my hand and don't be afraid

I'm gonna prove every word I say

I'm advertising love for sale

So you can place your ad with me

Toys and things that come by the dozen

That ain't nothing but drug store lovin'

Hey little thing let me light your candle

'cause mama I'm sure hard to handle now

Gets around

Lovin'

It's all I need

Lovin'

Love is all you

I got to get some

Oh, baby, all right

Yes I do

Good love

Yes I got to get some

Yes I got to have some

Got to have some

I got to feel all right

My, my

I got to feel all right

My, my

Owl

I got to have it

Give it to me

Give it to me

All right

Ooh

[ guitar ]

Baby, here I am

And I'm a man upon the scene

And I can give you what you want

But you got to come home with me

And I've got a whole lot of good old lovin'

And I've got some in store

When I get to throw it on you

You got to come back for more

Toys and things that come by the dozen

That ain't nothing but drug store lovin'

Hey little thing let me light your candle

'cause mama I'm sure hard to handle now

Yes I am

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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 wind

Going cross the bayou again

There's a whole lotta women

Out in red on the streets today

The river keep a-talking

But you never heard a word it say

I been ballin' a shiny black steel jack-hammer

I been chippin' up rocks for the great highway

I live five years if I take my time

Ballin' that jack and drinking my wine

Easy wind

Flowin' cross the bayou again

There's a whole lot of women

Out on the streets in red today

And the river keep a-talking

You never heard a word it said

I been a-chipping them rocks

From dawn till noon

While my rider hide my bottle in the other room

Doctor say you better stop ballin' that Jack

If I live five years I'm gonna bust my back

Yes I will, now

Easy wind

Cross the bayou the other day

There's a whole lotta women, Mama

Out on the streets in red down the way

And the river keep a-talking

But you never hear a word it say

[ harmonica ]

Lord

Gotta find a woman be good to me

Won't hide my liquor try to serve me tea

'cause I'm a stone jack baller

And my heart is true

And I give everything that I got to you

Yes I will

Easy wind

Blowin' cross the bayou again

There's a whole lotta women

Out on the streets in red that way

And the river keep a-talking

You 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 no

Please don't you do it to me, babe

Either take the love I offer

Or let me be

I ain't got the time for walkin' no

Ain't got the time for walkin'

What's a poor boy to do with your love

Love just danglin'

Hey

Make up your mind, honey

You're playing with me

Make up your mind, honey

You're playing with me

I say, hey

No need to play my loving, babe

Come on now

Let me honey let me be yeah

Say that it's over baby

Say that it's over dear

But still you hang around, come on

Won't you move over

You know that I need a man, yeah

Know that I need a man

When I ask you to you just say

That you think you can

Yeah

You ain't quite ready for walkin' no

Ain't quite ready for walkin'

What's a brother to do with your love

Lord, just dangling

Well I know that it's dangling

Well I know, know, know

Like a carrot, baby now

Like a carrot dear

Like a carrot baby now

Like a carrot dear

Hey, come on, hey

I gotta hey

Come on hey

I gotta love

You teasin' me

Hey you teasin' me

Hey you teasin' me

Hey you're teasin' me

Like a carrot baby now

Like a carrot dear

Like 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 on

Friends, they turn away

Lordy, Lord, Lord

Well I keep moving on

But I never find out why

I keep pushing too hard

And baby I keep trying

To make it right to another

Lonely day

Whoa, yeah

Dawn has come at last

Honey, time keeps a-moving on

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Well I'm 25 years older now

So I know it can't be right

And I'm no better, baby

And I can't help you no more

Than, honey, when I was just a girl

Yeah

But it don't make no difference, baby

No, no

'Cause I know that I could always try

There's a fire inside of everyone of us

I'm gonna need it now

I'm gonna hold it, yeah

I'm gonna use it till the day I die

Don't

Honey, don't you expect any answers, dear

Oh no, they don't come with age

No-no, no

Hey

They ain't never gonna love you any better, baby

And ain't never gonna love you right

So you better take it now

Said right here and now

Yeah

But it don't make no difference, baby

No, no

'Cause I know that I could always try

There's a fire inside of everyone of us, hey

I'm gonna need it now

I'm gonna use it, yeah

I'm gonna hold it till the day I die

Don't make no difference

No, no-no

Well I hate to be the one

I said you'd better leave me now

And you'd better love love your life

I'm gonna need it now

I'm gonna hold it, yeah

I'm gonna use it, say what

Don't make no difference, baby

No, no-no

Well I hate I hate to be the one

I said

Every time you're gonna want to love somebody

Every time you're gonna want to need somebody

You're gonna want to turn and run

I'm gonna be there

No, no, no

No, no, no

No, no, no

No, no, no, no, no, no

When you wanna put out your hand

All you want is somebody to pick it up man

He ain't gonna be there

Said you know he ain't

No, no, no-no

No, no, no-no

No, no, no-no

No, no, no, no, no, no

No, no, no-no

No, no, no-no

No, no, no-no

Whoa-oo

Whoa-oo Whoa-oo

Whoa-oo

Whoa-oo Whoa-oo

Whoa-oo

Who-a-a Whoa-oo

Whoa-oo

Whoa-oo Whoa-oo

Whoa-oo Whoa-oo

Honey, want, I wanna

Reach out my hand

I said, darling all I ever wanted

Was for you to understand

Whoa-oo, whoa-whoa

Whoa-baby, I wanna pick up and leave

Lord, honey, everyday

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