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LuckyCharms

(23,462 posts)
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:45 PM 21 hrs ago

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 through 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
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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redwitch

(15,308 posts)
1. I'm pretty sure this is my favorite Dead song.
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:49 PM
20 hrs ago

But then I hear any one of a dozen other Dead songs and I can’t be certain.

Ilikepurple

(836 posts)
2. I was kinda hoping this post was about the wine and perhaps Sanford and Son
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 09:00 PM
20 hrs ago

But, I’ll take a decent Grateful Dead song.

Brother Buzz

(40,686 posts)
5. I love Bob Weir and Wolf Bros cover of Ripple on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 11:31 PM
18 hrs ago

Bringing in harpist Mikaela Davis was pure genius; she totally gets Ripple

Ripple begins @ 21:00

snot

(11,968 posts)
7. I saw an excellent documentary series on the Dead not long ago,
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 03:39 PM
2 hrs ago

and it made me a bit of a deadhead. I think the doc was called "Long Strange Trip."

LuckyCharms

(23,462 posts)
8. Martin Scorsese produced that documentary...
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:39 PM
1 hr ago

It was very well done. Almost 4 hours long!

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