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Grateful Dead - Lady With A Fan Lyrics

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  • Let my inspiration flow in token rhyme, suggesting rhythm,
  • That will not forsake you, till my tale is told and done.
  • While the firelight's aglow, strange shadows from the flames will grow,
  • Till things we've never seen will seem familiar.
  • Shadows of a sailor, forming winds both foul and fair all swarm.
  • Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady many years ago.
  • Here beside him stands a man, a soldier from the looks of him,
  • Who came through many fights, but lost at love.
  • While the story teller speaks, a door within the fire creaks;
  • Suddenly flies open, and a girl is standing there.
  • Eyes alight, with glowing hair, all that fancy paints as fair,
  • She takes her fan and throws it, in the lion's den.
  • Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell?
  • I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance.
  • The sailor gave at least a try, the soldier being much too wise,
  • Strategy was his strength, and not disaster.
  • The sailor, coming out again, the lady fairly leapt at him.
  • That's how it stands today. You decide if he was wise.
  • The story teller makes no choice. Soon you will not hear his voice.
  • His job is to shed light, and not to master.
  • Since the end is never told, we pay the teller off in gold,
  • In hopes he will return, but he cannot be bought or sold

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