Lyrics to
Katie Mae

This version of Katie Mae was released by Grateful Dead in 1973.

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Well you know Katie Mae is a good girl
Folks say she don’t run around at night
I made a mistake and she don’t run around at night
Yes, you can bet your last dollar Katie Mae will treat you right.

Well some folks say she must be a Cadillac
But I say she got to be a T-model Ford
Yes she got the shape alright, but she can’t carry no heavy load.

And she walks this life
Her daddy got oil wells in his backyard
Every time she got to working that woman she never has to work too hard.

I say bye-bye poor Katie Mae
These are the last words I got to say
Cause if I don’t meet you tomorrow
I’ll get you early in the next day.

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Grateful Dead has released many songs over the years besides Katie Mae. Grateful Dead released songs from 1967 to 1989 spanning across albums like The Grateful Dead, Anthem Of The Sun, Live / Dead, Aoxomoxoa, American Beauty, Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses), Europe '72, History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice), Wake Of The Flood, Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, Blues For Allah, Steal Your Face, Terrapin Station, Shakedown Street, Go To Heaven, Reckoning, In The Dark, and Built To Last. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Grateful Dead.

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About Lyrics and Katie Mae by Grateful Dead

The lyrics for Katie Mae are defined as the words making up the song released by Grateful Dead in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Katie Mae have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Grateful Dead and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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