Jul. 18, 19681 viewer13.2K views
That’s It for the Other One Lyrics
[Cryptical Envelopment]
The other day they waited, the sky was dark and faded
Solemnly they stated, "He has to die, you know he has to die."
And all the children learnin', from books that they were burnin'
Every leaf was turnin'; to watch him die, you know he has to die
The summer sun looked down on him, his mother could but frown on him
And all the others sound on him, but it doesn't seem to matter
And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended
His mind remained unbended, he had to die, you know he had to die
[The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get]
Spanish lady comes to me, she lays on me this rose
It rainbow spirals round and round it trembles and explodes
It left a smoking crater of my mind I like to blow away
But the heat came 'round and busted me for smiling on a cloudy day
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin', around
Comin', around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' in a circle
Skippin' through the lily fields I came across an empty space
It trembled and exploded, left a bus stop in it's place
The bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began
There was cowboy Neal at the wheel of the bus to never ever land
The other day they waited, the sky was dark and faded
Solemnly they stated, "He has to die, you know he has to die."
And all the children learnin', from books that they were burnin'
Every leaf was turnin'; to watch him die, you know he has to die
The summer sun looked down on him, his mother could but frown on him
And all the others sound on him, but it doesn't seem to matter
And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended
His mind remained unbended, he had to die, you know he had to die
[The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get]
Spanish lady comes to me, she lays on me this rose
It rainbow spirals round and round it trembles and explodes
It left a smoking crater of my mind I like to blow away
But the heat came 'round and busted me for smiling on a cloudy day
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin', around
Comin', around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' in a circle
Skippin' through the lily fields I came across an empty space
It trembled and exploded, left a bus stop in it's place
The bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began
There was cowboy Neal at the wheel of the bus to never ever land
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin', around
Comin', around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' in a circle
[Cryptical Envelopment Reprise]
And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended
Their minds remained unbended
He had to die, Oh, you know he had to die
Comin', around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' in a circle
[Cryptical Envelopment Reprise]
And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended
Their minds remained unbended
He had to die, Oh, you know he had to die
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- 1.Introduction (Missing Lyrics)
- 2.Casey Jones
- 6.High Time
- 7.Dire Wolf
- 8.Dark Star
- 9.That’s It for the Other One
- 11.Alligator
- 13.Me and My Uncle
- 14.Not Fade Away
- 17.Feedback
Credits
Producers
Lead Vocals
Arranger
Bass Guitar
Drums
Lead Guitar
Piano
Rhythm Guitar
Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Release Date
July 18, 1968
That’s It for the Other One Live Performances
That's It for the Other One (Live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, February 27, 1969) by The Grateful Dead, That's It for the Other One (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970) by The Grateful Dead, That's It for the Other One (Live at Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, March 17, 1968) by The Grateful Dead, The Other One [Pacific Northwest '73-'74] by The Grateful Dead & That's It for the Other One (Live at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 1968) by The Grateful Dead
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