It Must Have Been the Roses
Details
- Band
- Jerry Garcia
- Play count
- 226
- First played
- 1974-02-22 — Winterland Arena
Lyrics
Annie laid her head down in the roses
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons, in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know I could not leave her there
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know I could not leave her there
Ten years the waves roll the ships home from the sea
Thinkin' well how it may blow in all good company
If I tell another what your own lips told to me
Let me lay 'neath the roses, till my eyes no longer see
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know I could not leave her there
One pane of glass in the window
No one is complaining, no, come in and shut the door
Faded is the crimson from the ribbons that she wore
And it's strange how no one comes 'round any more
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know I could not leave her there
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know I could not leave her there
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-22 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1994-07-24 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1994-03-28 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1993-12-19 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | — |
| 1993-12-19 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1993-06-08 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1993-06-08 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1993-03-24 | Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center | Chapel Hill, NC | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1993-03-24 | Dean Smith Center / University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1992-06-22 | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1992-06-22 | Star Lake Amphitheatre | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1992-05-31 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1991-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1991-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1991-09-25 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1991-09-16 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1991-04-09 | Orlando Arena | Orlando, FL | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1990-12-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1990-12-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1990-10-31 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1990-09-19 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1990-03-22 | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton, ON, CA | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1989-04-09 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, KY | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1988-09-14 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1988-06-23 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1988-04-11 | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1988-03-28 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1987-12-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1987-12-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1987-11-06 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1987-09-20 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1987-09-07 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1987-06-19 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1987-06-19 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1987-04-03 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1987-04-03 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1987-01-28 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1986-07-07 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1986-07-07 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1986-06-22 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1986-06-22 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1986-05-11 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1986-05-11 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1986-03-25 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1986-03-25 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1985-11-04 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1985-11-04 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1985-07-02 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1985-07-02 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1985-03-25 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1984-11-03 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1984-10-12 | Augusta Civic Center | Augusta, Maine | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1984-06-14 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1984-04-20 | Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1984-04-20 | Philadelphia Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1984-03-29 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1983-10-12 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1983-04-26 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1983-04-26 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1983-04-17 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | — | 5 | — |
| 1983-04-17 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1983-03-30 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | — | 8 | — |
| 1983-03-30 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1982-09-15 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1982-08-29 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle, WA | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1982-08-10 | Iowa Field House | Iowa City, IA | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1982-08-10 | Field House / University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1982-08-07 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1982-07-27 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1982-04-19 | Baltimore Civic Center | Baltimore, MD | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1982-04-02 | Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, NC | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1982-04-02 | Cameron Indoor Stadium / Duke University | Durham, NC | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1982-03-13 | Centennial Coliseum | Reno, NV | — | 6 | — |
| 1982-03-13 | Reno Centennial Coliseum | Reno, NV | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1981-12-31 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 6 | — |
| 1981-12-31 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 4 | |
| 1981-11-30 | Hara Arena | Dayton, Ohio | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1981-10-06 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1981-09-27 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1981-09-13 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1981-09-13 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1981-08-30 | Compton Terrace | Tempe, AZ | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1981-07-13 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1981-07-02 | The Summit | Houston, TX | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1981-05-12 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1981-05-12 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1981-04-30 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1981-03-23 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1981-03-13 | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Utica, New York | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1981-03-10 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1981-03-06 | Stanley Theatre | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1981-02-27 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1981-02-27 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1980-12-27 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set One | 8 | — |
| 1980-12-27 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1980-12-14 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1980-11-30 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | — | 9 | |
| 1980-11-26 | Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1980-11-26 | Sportatorium | Hollywood, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1980-10-31 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 1 (acoustic): | 3 | |
| 1980-10-29 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set I: Acoustic | 3 | |
| 1980-10-26 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set I: Acoustic | 3 | |
| 1980-10-23 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 1 (acoustic): | 2 | |
| 1980-10-18 | Saenger Performing Arts Theater | New Orleans, LA | Set I: Acoustic | 3 | — |
| 1980-10-18 | Saenger Theatre | New Orleans, LA | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1980-10-14 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set I: Acoustic | 3 | — |
| 1980-10-14 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1980-10-10 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1 (acoustic): | 2 | — |
| 1980-10-10 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-10-06 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set III | 22 | — |
| 1980-10-06 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 19 | |
| 1980-10-04 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1: Acoustic | 3 | — |
| 1980-10-04 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1980-10-02 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set II | 15 | — |
| 1980-10-02 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1980-09-27 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 1 (acoustic): | 5 | — |
| 1980-09-27 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1980-09-25 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set I: Acoustic | 6 | — |
| 1980-09-25 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1979-01-12 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 9 | — |
| 1979-01-12 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1979-01-05 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1979-01-05 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1978-12-15 | Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, AL | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1978-11-20 | Cleveland Music Hall | Cleveland, Ohio | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1978-10-21 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1978-07-08 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1978-05-17 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1978-05-17 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1978-05-14 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1978-05-10 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1978-05-10 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1978-05-06 | Patrick Gymnasium | Burlington, Vermont | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1978-05-06 | Patrick Gymnasium / University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1978-04-24 | Horton Field House | Normal, Illinois | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1978-04-24 | Horton Fieldhouse / Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1978-04-22 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, TN | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1978-04-19 | Mershon Auditorium | Columbus, Ohio | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1978-04-19 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | Columbus, Ohio | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1978-04-12 | Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, NC | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1978-04-12 | Cameron Indoor Stadium / Duke University | Durham, NC | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1978-04-08 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum | Jacksonville, FL | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1978-04-08 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Jacksonville, FL | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1978-04-06 | Curtis Hixon Convention Hall | Tampa, FL | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1978-02-01 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1978-02-01 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1978-01-17 | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | Sacramento, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1978-01-15 | Selland Arena | Fresno, California | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1978-01-10 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1977-12-29 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1977-11-05 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1977-11-05 | Rochester War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1977-11-04 | Cotterell Court, Colgate University | Hamilton, New York | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1977-11-04 | Cotterell Gym / Colgate University | Hamilton, New York | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1977-10-29 | Chick Evans Field House | DeKalb | Set 1: | 9 | — |
| 1977-10-29 | Evans Fieldhouse / Northern Illinois University | De Kalb, Illinois | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1977-10-01 | Paramount Theatre | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1977-05-18 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1977-05-04 | The Palladium | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1977-05-01 | The Palladium | New York | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1977-04-26 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1977-04-22 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1977-04-22 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1976-10-15 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1976-10-03 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, Michigan | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1976-10-02 | Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati, Ohio | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1976-09-30 | Mershon Auditorium | Columbus, Ohio | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1976-09-30 | St. John Arena / Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1976-09-23 | Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, NC | Set 1: | 9 | — |
| 1976-09-23 | Cameron Indoor Stadium / Duke University | Durham, NC | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1976-08-04 | Roosevelt Stadium | Jersey City, New Jersey | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1976-07-13 | Orpheum Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1976-06-24 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1976-06-24 | Tower Theater | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1976-06-21 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 18 | — |
| 1976-06-21 | Tower Theater | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 19 | |
| 1976-06-15 | Beacon Theatre | New York | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1976-06-11 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 9 | — |
| 1976-06-11 | Boston Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1976-06-09 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 20 | — |
| 1976-06-09 | Boston Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2 | 19 | |
| 1976-06-03 | Paramount Theatre | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1975-09-28 | Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | — | 8 | — |
| 1975-09-28 | Lindley Meadow / Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1975-08-13 | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1974-10-20 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 3: | 20 | |
| 1974-10-19 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1974-10-17 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1974-10-16 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1974-09-20 | Palais des Sports | Paris, France | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1974-09-14 | Olympiahalle | Munich, Germany | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1974-09-11 | Alexandra Palace | London, UK | Set 1: | 10 | |
| 1974-09-09 | Alexandra Palace | London, UK | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1974-08-05 | Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1974-08-05 | Philadelphia Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1974-08-04 | Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1974-08-04 | Philadelphia Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1974-07-31 | Dillon Stadium | Hartford, CT | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1974-07-29 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1974-07-27 | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, VA | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1974-07-25 | International Amphitheater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1974-07-25 | International Amphitheatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1974-07-21 | Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1974-07-19 | Selland Arena | Fresno, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1974-06-28 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1974-06-26 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 11 | |
| 1974-06-22 | Miami Jai-Alai Fronton | Miami, FL | Set 1: | 11 | — |
| 1974-06-22 | Jai-Alai Fronton | Miami, FL | Set 1 | 11 | |
| 1974-06-20 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1974-06-18 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, KY | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1974-06-16 | Iowa State Fairgrounds | Des Moines, IA | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1974-06-16 | State Fairgrounds | Des Moines, IA | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1974-06-08 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1974-06-08 | Oakland Stadium | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1974-05-21 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Seattle, WA | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1974-05-21 | Edmundson Pavilion / University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1974-05-19 | Portland Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Oregon | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1974-05-17 | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver, BC, CA | Set 1: | 10 | — |
| 1974-05-17 | P.N.E. Coliseum | Vancouver, BC, CA | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1974-05-14 | Adams Field House | Missoula, MT | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1974-05-14 | Adams Fieldhouse / University of Montana | Missoula, MT | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1974-05-12 | University of Nevada, Reno | Reno, NV | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1974-05-12 | Mackay Stadium / University of Nevada | Reno, NV | Set 1 | 11 | |
| 1974-03-23 | Cow Palace | Daly City, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1974-02-24 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1974-02-22 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 5 |
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