Lyrics: Traditional
Music: Traditional
One of the songs played from the earliest days of the Grateful Dead.
Jerry Garcia mixed up the order of the verses, but this is the basic structure:
Well she's coming down the stairs, combing back her yellow hair (note 1)Notes
And I ain't gonna be treated this-a-way
This-a-way
And I ain't gonna be treated this-a-way
Well she went up to her room and she sang a fateful tune (note 2)
And I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow
Winds don't blow
And I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow
Well I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life (note 3)
Run me out in the cold rain and snow
Rain and snow
Run me out in the cold rain and snow
| Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | ||||
| studio Jun 1966 | Birth Of The Dead (note a) | ||||
| studio Jun 1966 | Birth Of The Dead (instrumental) (note a) | ||||
| studio 1967 | Grateful Dead (first album) | ||||
| 18 Jan 1970 | Download Series Vol 2 | ||||
| 28 Dec 1970 | 30 Days Of The Dead (DVD) | ||||
| 29 Apr 1971 | Ladies And Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead | ||||
| 26 Oct 1971 | Download Series Vol 3 | ||||
| 17 Apr 1972 | Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings | ||||
| 24 May 1972 | Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 (note b) | ||||
| 28 Feb 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 28 | ||||
| 2 Dec 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 14 | ||||
| 20 Oct 1974 | Steal Your Face | ||||
| 9 Jun 1976 | Road Trips Volume 4, Number 5 | ||||
| 28 Sep 1976 | Dick's Picks Vol 20 | ||||
| 3 Feb 1978 | Dick's Picks Vol 18 | ||||
| 11 May 1978 | Dick's Picks Vol 25 | ||||
| 26 Dec 1979 | Dick's Picks Vol 5 | ||||
| 6 Apr 1982 | Road Trips Volume 4, Number 4 | ||||
| 1 Nov 1985 | Dick's Picks Vol 21 | ||||
| 31 Dec 1987 | Ticket To New Year's (video/DVD only) | ||||
| 4 Jul 1989 | Truckin' Up To Buffalo (DVD & CD soundtrack) | ||||
| 16 Sep 1990 | Dick's Picks Vol 9 | ||||
| 14 Jun 1991 | View From The Vault II (video/DVD & CD soundtrack) | ||||
Recordings from dead.net Tapers Section
"The Dead" Concert Recordings
Ratdoglive CDs and downloads
Phil Lesh and Friends Digital Download Series
Furthur Digital Downloads and CDs
| Other Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
| 1989 | Fresh Tracks In Real Time | Tom Constanten | |||
| 1992 | Nightfall Of Diamonds | Tom Constanten | |||
| 1995 | Eternity Blue | Henry Kaiser (note c) | |||
| 2000 | Grateful Dreams | Tom Constanten | |||
| 2002 | 88 Keys To Tomorrow | Tom Constanten | |||
| 16 Jun 2004 | Mick's Picks, Volume 3 | Jefferson Starship (with Tom Constanten) | |||
| 2006 | Moved To Stanleyville | Tom Constanten and Ken Foust | |||
Well I married me a wife, she gave me trouble all of my lifeRamsey's LP notes credit Cecil Sharp, who collected the first verse only from Mrs. Tom Rice at Big Laurel, NC August 18, 1916. The rest of the lyrics seem to have been added since then, in part from other songs.
Ran me out in the cold rain and snow
Rain and snow, oh Lord
Ran me out in the cold rain and snow
Well she came down the stairs, combing back her long yellow hair
And her cheeks were as red as the rose
As the rose
And her cheeks were as red as the rose
Well I did all I could do, trying to get along with you
And I'm not gonna treated this a-way
This a-way, oh Lord
And I'm not gonna treated this a-way
Well she came in the room, where she met her fatal doom
And I'm not gonna treated this a-way
This a-way, oh Lord
And I'm not gonna treated this way