Last Train From Poor Valley (Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, February 27, 1975)

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Jerry Garcia] It was good one time, everything was mighty fine The coal tipples roared day and night And things they got slow for reasons I don't know And chill winds they blow into sight The mines they closed down, everybody laid around There wasn't very much left to do Except stand in that line, get your ration script on time And woman I could see it killin' you [Chorus: Jerry Garcia] Now the soft new snow of December Lightly falls my cabin round Saw the last train from Poor Valley Bringing brown-haired Becky Richmond bound [Instrumental] [Verse 2: Jerry Garcia] Been comin' on I know, soon you will be gone Leavin' crossed your mind every day It wasn't what you thought, things are bad back home, you see I guess I'd better be on my way [Chorus: Jerry Garcia] Now the soft new snows of December Lightly fall my cabin round Saw the last train from Poor Valley Bringing brown-haired Becky Richmond bound [Instrumental] [Verse 3: Jerry Garcia] I should blame you now but I never could somehow A miner's wife you weren't cut out to be It wasn't what you thought, just some dreams that you bought When you left home and ran away with me [Chorus: Jerry Garcia] Now the soft new snow of December Lightly falls my cabin round Saw the last train from Poor Valley Bringing brown-haired Becky Richmond bound [Outro: Jerry Garcia] Saw the last train from Poor Valley Bringing brown-haired Becky Richmond bound