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© 1970 Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter (license obtained for streaming platforms)

Janice Merritt: vocals and arrangement
Peter Fulham: guitars and arrangement
Bud Merritt: vocal engineering, arrangement, *tracks, mix and mastering
*PG Music: RealTracks / RealDrums / MIDI SuperTrack

RIPPLE
IF MY WORDS DID GLOW WITH THE GOLD OF SUNSHINE
AND MY TUNES WERE PLAYED ON THE HARP UNSTRUNG
WOULD YOU HEAR MY VOICE COME THRU THE MUSIC
WOULD YOU HOLD IT NEAR AS IT WERE YOUR OWN

IT’S A HAND ME DOWN, THE THOUGHTS ARE BROKEN
PERHAPS THEY’RE BETTER LEFT UNSUNG
I DON’T KNOW, DON’T REALLY CARE
LET THERE BE SONGS TO FILL THE AIR

RIPPLE IN STILL WATER, WHEN THERE IS NO PEBBLE TOSSED, 
    NOR WIND TO BLOW

REACH OUT YOUR HAND IF YOUR CUP BE EMPTY
IF YOUR CUP IS FULL, MAY IT BE AGAIN
LET IT BE KNOWN THERE IS A FOUNTAIN
THAT WAS NOT MADE BY THE HANDS OF MEN

THERE IS A ROAD, NO SIMPLE HIGHWAY
BETWEEN THE DAWN AND THE DARK OF NIGHT
AND IF YOU GO, NO ONE MAY FOLLOW
THAT PATH IS FOR YOUR STEPS ALONE

RIPPLE IN STILL WATER, WHEN THERE IS NO PEBBLE TOSSED,
    NOR WIND TO BLOW
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YOU WHO CHOOSE TO LEAD MUST FOLLOW
BUT IF YOU FALL, YOU FALL ALONE
IF YOU SHOULD STAND, THEN WHO’S TO GUIDE  YOU
IF I KNEW THE WAY, I WOULD TAKE YOU HOME



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