Grateful Dead - Franklin's Tower Lyrics






In another times forgotten space
Your eyes looked from your mother's face
Wild flower seed on the sand and stone
May the four winds blow you safely home

Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew

I'll tell you where the four winds dwell
In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
It can ring, turn night to day
It can ring like fire when you lose your way

Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew

God save the child that rings that bell
It may have one good ring, baby, you can't tell
One watch by night, one watch by day
If you get confused listen to the music play

[Instrumental]

Some come to laugh their past away
Some come to make it just one more day
Whichever way your pleasure tends
If you plant ice you're gonna harvest the wind

Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew

In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep
Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep
Wildflower seed on the sand and wind
May the four winds blow you home again

Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
You'd better roll away the dew

Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
Roll away the dew
You'd better roll away the dew - roll away





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  1. Q.... R....

    Much love out to the "Blue Family Crest " And much love out to all Family.... Let us not forget how much we mean to each other.... EVER..

    Q.... R....

    Grateful dead

  2. M.... H....

    Always puts a smile on me face.

  3. l.... ....

    RIP

    Zac Hoeft

    Sep 8 1991/ Sep 25 2019

    l.... ....

    Rest in peace. I dont know who that is but brother, enjoy that palace up in the sky. Jerry's playing a show just for him.

  4. t.... s....

    This song is what it’s like to be on mushrooms....roll away the dew!

  5. H.... ....

    Pure coolness !

  6. M.... H....

    what?! only 121k subs?!!! where my boomers at?

  7. S.... O....

    If this Song Doesn't Grow
    On You....Nothing Will..

  8. D.... G....

    This is another one of my favorite Dead songs. I love the lyrics and melody.

  9. J.... C....

    Jimmy Fallon

  10. M.... ....

    Grateful Dead music is by FAR the ONLY source of abolishing stress, who agrees?

    M.... ....

    I've heard good things about exercise and taking baby steps toward a better future.

    M.... ....

    Their are plenty of bands that put me in a place no one else can. Rush, the clash, willie nelson. All great in their own ways!

  11. M.... ....

    Fare thee well Robert Hunter. May the four winds blow you safely home!

    M.... ....

    😓😓😓😓

  12. F.... S....

    pure masterpiece

  13. r.... ....

    One of the small number of Dead songs to which I prefer the studio version

    r.... ....

    Totally agree. And the live version I enjoy most is on Dick Picks #3.

  14. s.... ....

    Love so much Grateful Dead music, but this has to be one of my favorites!

  15. e.... ....

    Whenever I pick up my guitar, I always end up strumming the A,G,D,G that makes up the rythym guitar. It's so fun and enjoyable to just strum and imagine hearing Jerry sing the lyrics. It's like my version of going to church.

  16. M.... S....

    There is a kindness to Jerry’s voice in this song that makes my heart melt. And Hunter’s lyrics are ridiculously inspired by unknown forces. Dylan ain’t got nothing on this sweet tune that rivals the best of Keats.

    M.... S....

    Yup, you're right.

    M.... S....

    You summed it up perfectly!

  17. C.... C....

    this is the best dance song ever

  18. g.... w....

    Roll away....The Jew 🎶

  19. K.... D....

    Smoking a joint losing myself in the rhythm

    K.... D....

    David Rosenzweig tzadik

  20. s.... ....

    Loved this song when I was a kid, my cousin used to jam it out, something special about there sound, warm, fuzzy, makes me think of morning sunlight pouring through redwoods off the central coast of California I could just bathe in thought for hours.

  21. M.... M....

    Entrance....then games on

    ....be the genius ...geez...

  22. B.... h....

    Your eyes looked from your mothers face haha love you mom

  23. J.... H....

    Ok YT just because i jam the dead does not mean i own cats or even want to so keep your cat treat ads for someone who needs them!! 👅👅😂😂😂

  24. N.... ....

    Masterpiece.

  25. M.... P....

    WORST SONG EVER IT LITERALLY BLEEDS MY EARS

    M.... P....

    🤔🤔🤔🤔

  26. s.... a....

    Roll away ... The doob

  27. k.... d....

    I thought it was " roll away the dude " maybe a rotund guy had some trouble and needed a push .

    k.... d....

    I can't unheard it now

  28. D.... D....

    Wooo!!!

  29. E.... K....

    1975,My first Dead Album out of high school....LOVE...IT !!!

  30. b.... ....

    1975. That first note - after Slipknot (?) was the first time the GD penetrated the misamic notion I had of them stemming from the Casey Jones radio cut - which I could not hear - did not connect with so had the totally wrong impression of them by dint of that until I heard this note, bing! not even knowing when I heard it who it was. I've been rolling away the dew ever since.

    b.... ....

    Dude you need some acid. You take yourself way too seriously

  31. J.... Q....

    Fiat lux

  32. E.... H....

    You better roll away the dew. So funky.

  33. R.... M....

    Some come to laugh have passed away....

    R.... M....

    Some come to laugh the past away too.

  34. K.... ....

    this LP jams in so many ways. I would listen to it in the basement away from any distractions.

  35. K.... L....

    Wow, serious dingloid berry,

  36. C.... ....

    THANK YOU

  37. M.... l....

    statis quebec lish

  38. J.... L....

    words can't convey....this song just seems to always be there at exactly the right moment...

  39. B.... R....

    Franklin is such a wonderful man too.

    B.... R....

    fiat lux

  40. D.... B....

    Makes me.. wistful whene'er I hear this jam.

  41. B.... ....

    roll away any doubters right here...they are their own genre

  42. M.... F....

    I can hear the entire history of rock in their music. Every great guitarist, every famous singer, every song. They’re all in here.

  43. B.... R....

    If you plant dice you will harvest, snake eyes.

  44. D.... G....

    Another one of my favorite Dead songs. Jerry was very skilled in songwriting.

  45. R.... T....

    This just healed me a little. If only a little I’ll take what I can get

  46. D.... P....

    Roll away the dew

  47. J.... Q....

    The truth will come again to - morrow.

  48. L.... K....

    this song is about due process the fourth amendment

  49. A.... S....

    Your totally wrong!😕

  50. P.... B....

    Grateful Dead concerts we're so healing to the soul I miss them so much

    P.... B....

    I know its not Grateful Dead. But why not go see Dead and Co this summer its still half as soothing for soul f not more...NOTHING SHAKIN ON SHAKEDOWN STREET

    P.... B....

    Grateful Shred! Check them out

  51. s.... g....

    love love love

  52. m.... w....

    From the first note.. Greatness!

  53. G.... G....

    This is still the grooviest shit ever

  54. M.... L....

    Long live the Dead, be grateful family !!! Irie

  55. D.... R....

    My best friend, Dave Alexander's, favourite Dead tune. I can still picture him grooving to this tune, blasting out of his CJ7 in some off-road location. Loved that guy.

    D.... R....

    Must have been a really cool dude if he had a CJ7!

  56. J.... N....

    I tried rolling away the dew but I was not very good

    J.... N....

    TRY ROLLIN AWAY THE DOOB

  57. D.... B....

    In another time's forgotten space
    Your eyes looked through your mother's face
    Wildflower seed on the sand and stone
    May the four winds blow you safely home
    Roll away, the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    I'll tell you where the four winds dwell
    In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
    It can ring, turn night to day
    It can ring like fire when you lose your way
    Roll away, the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    God save the child who rings that bell
    I may have one good ring baby, you can't tell
    One watch by night, one watch by day
    If you get confused just listen to the music play
    Some come to laugh their past away
    Some come to make it just one more day
    Whichever way your pleasure tends
    If you plant ice you're gonna harvest wind
    Roll away, the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    I'll tell you where the four winds sleep
    Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep
    Wildflower seed in the sand and wind
    May the four winds blow you home again
    Roll away, the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew
    Roll away, roll away the dew

    D.... B....

    Thanks for posting these lyrics, Lenny!

    D.... B....

    Damn,Robert hunter!!.what a writer

  58. c.... m....

    sizzling bacon

  59. D.... G....

    Every time this song plays I think of Mac DeMarco

    D.... G....

    dude, yeah...couldn't you imagine him singing sugaree?

  60. A.... T....

    I had forgotten how wonderful this song is? I haven't listened to this tune in maybe 30 yrs?? Completely forgotten the music from Blues for Allah? But, I DID remember that THIS was an album I needed to rediscover, and I am so glad I did...The Dead had such an incredibly CLEAN sound at this very point in their career as a band !~! Smooth as silk...

    A.... T....

    Not me that my first desd 8 track..

  61. J.... 6....

    Learning how to play guitar, this song was one of my first choices

    J.... 6....

    Good choice this songs got a nice easy and simple scale to play along with.

    J.... 6....

    yeeew rock on and stick to it!

    J.... 6....

    GD songs are the best to learn. I suggest sugaree and China cat sunflower(that riff is a little more complex but so much fun)

  62. P.... T....

    Classic Dead

  63. R.... L....

    This song bubbles up from the earth like spring water and is just as medicinal and forever renewing.

    R.... L....

    That's a great way to describe it!

    R.... L....

    A. Beautiful bubble

    R.... L....

    I love hearing it echo across the field at festivals in the morning when Im trying to sleep in my tent

    R.... L....

    It's like getting a back rub through your ears.

    R.... L....

    Your gone

  64. j.... f....

    you plant ice your gonna harvest wind.......

  65. C.... P....

    great stuff.

  66. O.... ....

    This is a good recording but it's amazing how much better the live versions are

  67. M.... H....

    Wake and bake.

    M.... H....

    Mr. Heathen, sir. ayyyy me too

    M.... H....

    Mr. Heathen, sir. Wright!!!

    M.... H....

    Skylar Mclean

  68. J.... M....

    this is sooooo kewwl

  69. S.... J....

    Miss these guys in Las Vegas of ‘95, needless to say I did not get the chance to see the OG crew. Roll away the dew..

    S.... J....

    I saw RatDog way back in like '00 or '01... Sad, I can't remember exactly when. I just barely remember they played Touch of Grey.

  70. C.... S....

    Very chill tune...

  71. F.... H....

    0:00 - 0:01 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    F.... H....

    Frank Hunt 0:00 - 4:35

    F.... H....

    0:01 - 0:02 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    F.... H....

    so delicate

  72. j.... i....

    This tune is about the liberty bell in philadelphia. They used to roll the dew off the new bells back then to prevent cooling too fast.
    took me years to figure this one out. that robert hunter is a genious.

    j.... i....

    Jeff Rogers amen brother

    j.... i....

    ben franklin

    j.... i....

    @John Ayers Idiot!

    j.... i....

    @John Ayers Jerry acknowledged from the start that this was influenced by Walk on the Wild Side.

    j.... i....

    @Nick Dagrosa I thing you're right.

  73. B.... ....

    Song 1 on my lifes soundtrack

  74. M.... B....

    Good medicine

  75. R.... R....

    If you plant ice you'll harvest wind.

    R.... R....

    It's on the stick.

    R.... R....

    Els and Is pumpkin painting is on the bar. And yes you idiots. What do you think I'm doing.

    R.... R....

    I've always loved this line. You'll only get back the amount you put in

  76. S.... ....

    I don't really care for this album with the exception of this song.

    S.... ....

    how can you not like help on the way

    S.... ....

    WE DON'T CARE FOR YOU EXCEPT FOR THIS SONG.

    S.... ....

    I don't really care for your opinion with the exception that you don't know good music.

    S.... ....

    The music never stopped??? That's on this 1

  77. M.... C....

    So much love for this song

    M.... C....

    What about your LOVE FOR OTHER PEOPLE ??? "If you plant ice you're going to harvest wind" ...maybe a hurricane. Give it some thought.

    M.... C....

    Haha. Absolutely no "thought" given by anyone anywhere ;)

  78. K.... H....

    Wildflower seeds on sand and stone
    May the four winds blow you safely home...

    K.... H....

    roll away brother roll away

    K.... H....

    Much love