1234.GOLD

SONG COVERS

Vocals by Uncle John

Live Performances Recorded

CITY OF GOLD

TANGLED UP IN BLUE

FRANKLINīS TOWER

EYES OF THE WORLD

DRAW ME CLOSE

SE AMAN (THEY LOVE EACH OTHER)

SCARLET BEGONIAS

THE WHEEL

RIPPLE

ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER

Uncle John & Phil Lesh

Song Excerpts

CITY OF GOLD

Uncle John, vocals, acoustic guitar

Sweetwater Music, Mill Valley, CA

Soundboard recording

There is a City of Love
Surrounded by stars and the powers above
Far from this world and the stuff dreams are made of
There is a City of Love

 

TANGLED UP IN BULUE

Uncle John, vocals, acoustic guitar

Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY

City of Gold/Tangled Up In Blue

Songs by Bob Dylan

Art Work by Jerry Garcia

She opened up a book of poems
And handed it to me
Written by an Italian poet
From the thirteenth century


Every one of them words rang true
And glowed like burnin’ coal
Pourin’ off of every page
Like it was written in my soul from me to you
Tangled up in blue

 

FRANKLINīS TOWER

Uncle John, vocals

Music by Terrapin Family Band

with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA

Video recording

FRANKLIN’S TOWER

In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep Like four lean hounds, the lighthouse keep Wildflower seed on the sand and wind May the four winds blow you home again

 

 

EYES OF THE WORLD

Uncle John, vocals,

Music by Terrapin Family Band

with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA

Video recording

Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world
The heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own
Wake now, discover that you are the song that the morning brings
But the heart has its seasons, it's evenings and songs of its own

 

DRAW ME CLOSE

Uncle John, vocals, acoustic guitar

Sweetwater Music, Mill Valley, CA

Soundboard recording

Draw me close to you
Never let me go
I lay it all down again
To hear you say that I'm your friend

 

You and no one else will do
Nothing else can take your place
To feel the warmth of your face
Help me find the way back to you

 

 

SE AMAN (THEY LOVE EACH OTHER)

Uncle John, vocals,

Music by Ross James & Alex Koford, guitars

Jason Crosby, keyboards

Brian Hasrap, bass

Danny Luering, drums

Performed in Spanish 

Video recording 12/26/2018

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA

Merry run around, navegando arriba y abajo
Buscando un empujón en alguna dirección
Lo tengo desde arriba, no es nada que puedas detener
Seņor, sabes que hicieron una buena conexión.


Se aman, Seņor, puedes ver que es verdad.
Seņor, puedes ver que es verdad, Seņor, puedes ver que es verdad.


Podría pasar su tiempo en otra línea.
Pero sabes que él eligió este lugar junto a ella.
No te interpongas en el camino, no hay nada que puedas decir.
Nada que necesites agregar o hacer


Se aman, Seņor, puedes ver que es verdad.
Seņor, puedes ver que es verdad, Seņor, puedes ver que es verdad.

 

Lord, you can see itīs true.

 

SCARLET BEGONIAS

Uncle John, vocals

Music by Terrapin Family Band

with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA

Video recording

 SCARLET BEGONIAS

"From the other direction she was calling my eye
It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well try

She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls

In the thick of the evening when the dealing got rough
She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff
As I picked up my matches & was closing the door
Had one of those flashes, Iīd been there before, been there before

Well, I ainīt always right, but Iīve never been wrong
Seldom turns out the way it does in a song
Once in awhile you get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right

There ainīt nothing wrong with the way she moves
Or scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues
And thereīs nothing wrong with the look thatīs in her eyes
I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by"

Wind in the willow is playing "Tea For Two"
The sky was yellow & the Sun was blue
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
Everybodyīs playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band

 

 

THE WHEEL

Uncle John, vocals,

Music by Terrapin Family Band

with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA

Video recording

Wonīt you try just a little bit harder
Couldnīt you try just a little bit more
Wonīt you try just a little bit harder
Couldnīt you try just a little bit more
 

Round, round, Robin run around
Gotta get back where you belong
Little bit harder, just a little bit more
Little bit further than you gone before

Small wheel turn by the fire and rod

Big wheel turn by the grace of God

Everytime that wheel turn īround

Bound to cover just a little more ground

 

RIPPLE

Uncle John, vocals,

Music by Terrapin Family Band

with Grahame Lesh & Brian Lesh

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA

Video recording

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine  And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung  Would you hear my voice come through the music?  Would you hold it near as it were your own?

 

ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER

Uncle John, vocals,

Music by Terrapin Family Band

with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)

Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA

Video recording

 

 

SONG QUARTET

Lyrics & Music by Uncle John

HELLO TO MY HEART

CLUES ABOUT OUR EXISTENCE

LET THE GOOD TIMES BE

SUNRISE LADY

HELLO TO MY HEART


The movement of the wind
Turn on the night lights
The stars in the sky shine
In sight of the sights


Time is waiting to become eternity
To see you as happy as you can be
Playing and bells ringing
Dancing and singing


You know who the Master is
I'm just a working man
Together through your work & laughter
Chasing the promised land
Now see your family
With a vision of liberty
I say to you
Hello to my heart
Goodbye to our misery
 

With calm & patient strength of who we are
I'm just a season to remember
And a long dream about a star
With a love song and a daydream
And the source of our soul


Our life turns
The new world sung
And love with roses
The masterpiece in the universeīs role

Dawn inside
Take me to your golden land
Put your mind in my hand
Look into your heart child & understand
Now see your family
With a vision of liberty
I say to you
Hello to my heart
Goodbye to our misery

CLUES ABOUT OUR EXISTENCE

Part 1 – Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis is transformation

Tides the flood of feelings

Wrapped up in the tree of happiness

And wonder is the sky the ceiling

 

Demons parade all around us

Luring with their tests of fire

While archangels sing of joy

And lands free and open

Where on earth do they hide

Inside inside

Harmony rings dear

Ever-leaning learning knowing

Sharing loving touching yearning

Slowly growing

We turn to see the world within

 

See different ways there are to see

Sitting on edge the light of the star

Who am I but one

Am I not like all others

Singing you a song now sister

Welcome home now brother

Singing you a song my sisters

Welcome home my brothers

 

They kept the lamp burning

Through all the ages for you & I to see

Here we yearn to catch

The breath between

The waves & the wedding

Clues about our existence

Brings us to the tree of happiness

 

 

The tides bring waves & get us ready

For love beautiful strong & steady

Every day is a new beginning

The light awakens around the bend

Waiting for the children of change

In the garden of the giant

Control is the center looking in

Shining outward

Singing you a song now sister

Welcome home now brother

Singing you a song my sisters

Welcome home my brothers

 

Part 2 – Butterfly

You know now that I love you

That youīre my body and the truth

Your eyes really are my children

See we found the tree of youth

 

Shall we say light the way

What you show is really true

Open into your heart now

To find me sitting here with you

 

Butterfly use your feet

Taste and share flowers sweet

Open my head heart and hand

Teach me to understand

 

Butterfly now spread your wings

Sunshine wants to sing

Butterfly show your beauty

You can fly high far and free

 

LET THE GOOD TIMES BE

Iīm just a song dancing on a river

The world has changed you know

Deep inside she who carries the stream

There the fountain begins to flow

 

Letīs look and see

Let the good times be

Let the good times be

Come talk to me

 

Let the child run through nature

Let the birds sing to the bees

Let the butterfly spread her wings

Let the good times be

 

I never promised you more

Than that which can be understood

Free in new ways when we are open

For all the times we know to be good

 

Letīs look and see

Let the good times be

Let the good times be

Come talk to me

 

 

SUNRISE LADY

 

Sing sing sing a sweet light melody

Bouquet of roses for the sunrise lady

Star Heart in head and hand

Light rising Heart with a gold band

 

Let the world in when the sun rises

Jewels light a crown upon her head

Let the roses be her body

And the richest earth her bed

 

And bring in a bowl of fruit

Honey for a cup of tea

We donīt stare at the naked sun

In its own space with liberty

 

Sing sing sing a sweet light melody

Bouquet of roses for the sunrise lady

Star Heart in head and hand

Light rising Heart with a gold band