Ballad Of A Fair Young Lady

Lyrics: Patrick Dyer Wolf
Music: Patrick Dyer Wolf

Sung by Goodnight Texas with Phil Lesh sitting in on bass at Terrapin Crossroads in 2016

Oh, a fair young lady, I
Used to see when walking by
Caught me love from happenstance
Now I rarely catch a glance
I wish that I had known her all the while

Well I got my courage up
On an empty coffee cup
Well I called at her door
She let me in at my emplore
I listened then she told me of the years
When far away she lost her love so dear

She said my sweetheart in Tennessee
Built a banjo just for me
Made of wood as red as clay
But it hursts my heart to play
And he's gone to find his fortune in the hills

And I said this continent's too wide
For you to spend your life inside
You're much too beautiful you know
To allow no other place to go
She turned her back to me and walked away
I never card for banjo anyway