Lyrics to
All New Minglewood Blues

This version of All New Minglewood Blues was released by Grateful Dead in 1978.

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I was born in the desert Raised in a lion’s den
I was born in the desert Raised in a lion’s den
Oh, my number one occupation is stealing women from their men

Well, I’m a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and I’m gone for good.
Said, I’m a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and I’m gone for good.
Well, the sheriff couldn’t catch me,
But his little girl sure wish she could.

Well now the doctor call me crazy, sometimes I am, sometimes I ain’t,
Said now the doctor call me crazy, sometimes I am, sometimes I ain’t,
Yes, and the preacher man call me sinner
But his little girl call me saint.

Well a couple shots of whiskey women `round here start looking good,
I said a couple shots of whiskey women `round here start looking good,
A couple more shots of whiskey, I’m going down to Minglewood.

Said, I was born in the desert Raised in a lion’s den
Said, I was born in the desert Raised in a lion’s den
Yes and my number one occupation is stealing women from their men

I was born in the desert Raised in a lion’s den
Oh, my number one occupation is stealing women from their men

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You can understand the lyrics to All New Minglewood Blues if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to All New Minglewood Blues" means the words set to the music of All New Minglewood Blues, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Grateful Dead. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to All New Minglewood Blues and the lyrics to All New Minglewood Blues are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Grateful Dead who came here looking just for the lyrics to All New Minglewood Blues, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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