Lyrics: Chester Burnett (Howlin' Wolf)
Music: Chester Burnett (Howlin' Wolf)
Originally sung with the Grateful Dead by Pigpen, though revived by Bob Weir in the 80's and 90's.
Whoa-oh, smokestack lightning
Shining just like gold
Why can't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, stop your train
Let a hobo ride
Why can't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, fare you well
I never see you no more
Why can't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, who bit your baby sister?
I been gone
A little bitty boy
Turn me on, ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, stop your train
Let a poor boy ride
Why can't you hear me callin'
Stop your train
Let a poor boy ride
[etc]
Whoa-oh, who bit your baby sister?
I been gone
A little bitty boy
Turn me on, ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, fare you well
I never see you no more
Why don't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Don't you hear me cryin' one time
It hurts, yes it do
Ah-ooh
[etc]
Whoa-oh, fare you well
I never see you no more
Why don't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
[etc]
| Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | ||||
| 8 Feb 1970 | History Of The Grateful Dead Vol 1 (Bear's Choice) (note 1) | ||||
| 13 Feb 1970 | History Of The Grateful Dead Vol 1 (Bear's Choice) | ||||
| 19 Feb 1971 | Three From The Vault | ||||
| 25 Mar 1972 | Dick's Picks Vol 30 | ||||
Recordings from dead.net Tapers Section
"The Dead" Concert Recordings
Whoa-oh, smokestack lightning
Shining just like gold
Why can't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, tell me baby
What's the matter, yeah
Why don't you hear me cryin'?
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, tell me baby
Where did you spend last night?
Why don't you hear me cryin'?
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, stop your train
Let a [hobo/poor boy] ride
Why can't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, fare you well
I never see you no more
Why don't you hear me cryin'
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Whoa-oh, who bit your baby sister?
I been gone
A little bitty boy
[Turn me on] ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh