Grateful Dead - And We Bid You Goodnight Lyrics

If ya don't like this ...there's somethin wrong with ya........gen x..er.... God loving ..family loving.....gun loving....freedom loving....meat eating. ..nature loving. ...off grid....rocky mountain ..dead head

I wish Pig Pen didn’t die

I love you!

You know our love will not fade away !
Give my ma and Jerry and everyone a hug from me Robert.

R.I.P Robert Hunter.The best songwriter ever.

R.i.p. Robert hunter

My Dad sang this to me as a child... Even as an adult he will occasionally. I now sing it to my daughter. Everytime I hear it I could smile and cry simultaneously. 🙌🏼🙏🏼❤️

There are much much better Christian songs out there. This song sux, their voices are bad

Elisabeth then listen to something else?

Do you know who this is? This the Grateful Dead. They were a major counter-cultural group from the 1960's. They became very successful, and are now in their late 60's and early 70's. Because of their extensive use of psychedelic drugs, they chose to end their shows with this lovely spiritual with African roots. I'm sure there are better Christian songs out there, but this is a live recording from the end of a concert back in the 70's. Cut them a little slack, like a good Christian. Thank you.

Elisabeth as a "Christian" why even make that comment... Just don't listen to it and move on to the songs you do like. As for me, this song is beautiful and Jerry's voice is too. 🙌🏼🙏🏼

shame on you

I sang this song to my dying uncle on his death bed while he was sleeping and tears ran down his face. He loved the Grateful Dead. That night he died

Sometimes Jerry's voice almost brings me to tears. I love the way he comes in at "walking in Jerusalem just like John"

Grateful

I love you O but Bbbbbbb loves you best...

My buddy played this for me after coming down from a mushroom trip, and it was one of the greatest moments in time

Me and my bestfriend sung this at my uncle's funeral. It was his favorite song to sing to me and him when we were camping and we were just sitting around😞💔 miss u Uncle Blue
July 18th,1981-May 17th, 2018

Mick Zilla sorry for you're loss...We all know that he is in a better place now...TAke care and stay strong..

@Daveyboy thanks❤❤ I am gonna be singing this for my talent show

I was there. Best last Dead Fillmore concert ever.

Good night

This song reminds me of Boulder, Colorado, 1984. Good times.

this takes me back n I used to sing this to my dog every night and he would howl along that dog was one of the only real friends I ever had.

I deadicate this song to Mad Max, Brenda and Brennan who where brutally murdered by Brenda's son on june 15, 2017 i cry myself to sleep every night. We miss you guys so much!😭😭😭

Ronald Mast I want to hit like but you can’t possibly “like” that. I’m atheist but I truly hope there is a heaven because if so they’re with Jerry now.

my mom sang this to me when I was little...

Played as the parting song at my dad's memorial service yesterday. No dry eyes.

Arcadia Shanklin sorry for your loss!

may he rest in peace

I'm sorry for your loss. I just laid my dog down. It was the first song that came to my head. It's making things a little better at the moment

Returned Float.

I love this song it helps me go sleep

Though taken from older poetry, the earliest recording (to date) was 1959 by Joseph Spence of the Bahamas, and the Pindar family. Here's a YouTube link to Joseph Spence singing it. Goodnight brother Spence, R.I.P. (1984)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPj3QPLIVRI&index=46&list=PLT_gjiPFeV6S7QunOm0aAq6vvh-ktR5Ww

After about 50 shows I Love this Version.

Yep this is THE version for me too. It's always good, but this is the primo performance of it.

Goodnight Eric we will miss you more than you would ever know.

I sing this to my three boys every night

❤❤❤❤

this was my moms favorite song band in memory of mama

this was my moms favorite song band in memory of mama

my first dead show they ended with this, I've been in love ever since!!#

I may have been at that concert at the Fillmore East (after a half century I don't even try to recall which was which anymore).

"Box of Rain" was sung at my friend's son's funeral (brutal spinal cancer took him). Another friend -- a guitar virtuoso -- learned the song so that he could play it at my friend's request. After a quarter century he's never been the same. People are just not built for this -- for the loss of a child. (Even though he was in his (second?) year at MSU, he was still his child...)

Love it

is this an original of theirs?

No it was written by the Bahamian Gospel singer Joseph Spence. Please google his name. He was Wonderful! The Great Ry Cooder recorded a lot of his tunes.

Respectfully, this particular arrangement might be attributable to Mr Spence, but it's a traditional tune, and traditional lyrics, traceable at least to the 19th century (and probably way earlier).Just three of the many sources for this:https://history-of-songs.wikispaces.com/The+Grateful+Deadhttps://mainlynorfolk.info/watersons/songs/sleeponbeloved.htmlhttps://books.google.com/books?id=QjKrCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=is+%22and+we+bid+you+goodnight%22+traditional&source=bl&ots=sqLJrbShWo&sig=AA8C6LIoKopzwBY48AaEGwm3uO0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYucjj8KnNAhVJGx4KHSfQB2o4ChDoAQgdMAA#v=onepage&q=is%20%22and%20we%20bid%20you%20goodnight%22%20traditional&f=false

@smartalek180 The original arrangement of this tune is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-I2m-ZCZvI. The 1871 book of original hymns by Sarah Doudney is where you can find the origin of the lyrics.

If you're really curious, here is a copy of the Third Edition of the book in which Doudney's poem/hymn appears. https://books.google.com/books?id=WLwOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false page 76.

Beautiful version

Beautifully true Beautiful Lady!

My dad used to sing this to me but instead of and I bid you goodnight he would say and I kiss you goodnight

That's awesome!!!!! So sweet too!!!! Your father is awesome!!!

As a father of a five year old that moves me. Thanks.

i used to sing it to my children but i would say "goodnight my dear children"

I like that... I might have to do that for my daughter.

See you on the flipside!

See you later.........