Mason's Children
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 18
- First played
- 1969-12-20 — Fillmore Auditorium
Lyrics
Mason died on Monday
We bricked him in the wall
All his children grew and grew
They never grew so tall before
They may never grow so tall again
We dug him up on Tuesday
He hardly aged a day
Taught them all he ever knew
They never knew so much before
They may never know so much again
Mason was a mighty man
Mighty man was he
Always said, "When I'm dead and gone
Don't you weep for me"
The wall collapsed on Wednesday
We chalked it up to fate
All his children ran and hid
They never hid so well before
Swore they'd never show their face again
Thursday came and Friday
The fires caught him writin'
Mason's children cooked the stew
And cleaned up when the feast was through
Swore they'd never had such times before
Take me to the repo man
Pay back what is owed
If he's in some other land
Write it off as stole
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-03 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 7 | — |
| 1970-02-28 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 12 | |
| 1970-02-23 | Austin Municipal Auditorium | Austin, TX | Set 3 | 8 | |
| 1970-02-14 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 3 | 17 | |
| 1970-02-05 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1970-02-02 | Fox Theatre | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1970-01-31 | The Warehouse | New Orleans, LA | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1970-01-24 | Honolulu Civic Auditorium | Honolulu, Hawaii | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1970-01-18 | Springer's Inn | Portland, Oregon | Set 1 | 4 | — |
| 1970-01-17 | Gill Coliseum / Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1970-01-10 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1970-01-03 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 3 | 12 | |
| 1969-12-31 | Boston Tea Party | Boston, MA | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1969-12-30 | Boston Tea Party | Boston, MA | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1969-12-29 | Boston Tea Party | Boston, MA | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1969-12-28 | International Speedway | Hollywood, California | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1969-12-21 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1969-12-20 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | — |
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