Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Arabian wind, the needle's eye is thin
The ships of state sail on mirage and drown in sand
Out in no man's land, where Allah does command
What good is spilling blood? It will not grow a thing
"Taste eternity", the swords sing
Blues for Allah, Insh'Allah
They lie where they fall, there's nothing more to say
The desert stars are bright tonight, let's meet as friends
The flower of Islam, the fruit of Abraham
The thousand stories have come round to one again
Arabian night, our gods pursue their flight
What fatal flowers of darkness bloom from seeds of light
Bird of Paradise fly in the white sky
Blues for Allah, Insh'Allah
Let's see with our heart these things our eyes have seen
And know the truth must still lie somewhere in between
Under eternity
Under eternity
Under eternity blue
Under eternity
Under eternity
Under eternity blue
Bird of Paradise fly in white sky
Blues for Allah, Insh'Allah
| Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | ||||
| studio 1975 | Blues For Allah | ||||
| 23 Mar 1975 | Beyond Description: Bonus CD | ||||
| 13 Aug 1975 | One From The Vault | ||||
Recordings from dead.net Tapers Section
| Other Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
| Oct 1990 | Eternity Blue | Henry Kaiser | |||
| 1996 | Blues For Allah | Joe Gallant and Illuminati | |||
| 2001 | Great Sky River | Jazz Is Dead | |||
| 2007 | Dead Symphony | Lee Johnson | |||