Black Muddy River Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Jerrybear 

Cover art for Black Muddy River lyrics by Grateful Dead

This was also the last song that Jerry ever sang in concert. It was part of a rare (for the Grateful Dead's later years) two-song encore at their last concert in Chicago. The other song in the encore was "Box of Rain," with the sadly appropriate final line "Such a long time to be gone and a short time to be there."