Dire Wolf

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In the timbers of Fennario the wolves are running round
The winter was so hard and cold, froze ten feet 'neath the ground

Don't murder me, I beg of you don't murder me
Please don't murder me

I sat down to supper, 'twas a bottle of red whiskey
I said my prayers and went to bed, that's the last they saw of me

Don't murder me, I beg of you don't murder me
Please don't murder me

When I awoke, the dire wolf, six hundred pounds of sin
Was grinning at my window, all I said was "Come on in"

The wolf came in, I got my cards, we sat down for a game
I cut my deck to the queen of spades but the cards were all the same

Don't murder me, I beg of you don't murder me
Please don't murder me

In the back-wash of Fennario, the black and bloody mire
The dire wolf collects his due while the boys sing round the fire

Don't murder me, I beg of you don't murder me
Please don't murder me

Dire Wolf (unreleased cover)
Written byJerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Performed byElvis Costello & The Great American Beauties

First known performance:
September 30, 2022, San Francisco, CA - early show
Last known performance:
September 30, 2022, San Francisco, CA - late show
     (2 known performances)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
Grateful Dead  1970 Workingman's Dead Jerrygarcia.comWikipedia:Workingman's Dead


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