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It Must Have Been the Roses

The Grateful Dead
Track 6 on Dave’s Picks Vol. 2 

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Jun. 26, 19761 viewer12.2K views

It Must Have Been the Roses Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Annie laid her head down in the roses
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons
In her long brown hair
I don't know, it must have been the roses
All I know is I could not leave her there

[Chorus]
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know was I could not leave her there

[Verse 2]
Ten years the waves rolled the
Ships home from the sea
Thinking well how it may blow
In all good company
If I tell another what
Your own lips told to me
Let me lay neath the roses
Let my eyes no longer see

[Chorus]
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know was I could not leave her there
[Verse 3]
One pane of glass in the window
No one is complaining though
Come in and shut the door
Faded is the crimson from the
Ribbons that she wore
And it's strange how no one
Comes round anymore

[Chorus]
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know was I could not leave her there

[Verse 1]
Annie laid her head down in the roses
She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons
In her long brown hair
I don't know, it must have been the roses
All I know is I could not leave her there

[Chorus]
I don't know, it must have been the roses
The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair
I don't know, maybe it was the roses
All I know was I could not leave her there

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June 26, 1976
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It Must Have Been The Roses (Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, October 26, 1980) by The Grateful Dead, It Must Have Been the Roses - Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 7/8/78 by The Grateful Dead, It Must Have Been the Roses (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, May 19, 1974) by The Grateful Dead, It Must Have Been the Roses (Live at Boston Garden, Boston, MA, September 25, 1991) by The Grateful Dead, It Must Have Been The Roses (Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, June 9, 1976) by The Grateful Dead, It Must Have Been The Roses (Live at Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA, August 4-5, 1974) by The Grateful Dead, It Must Have Been The Roses (Live at Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY, November 5, 1977) by The Grateful Dead & It Must Have Been the Roses (Live at Great American Music Hall, SF, 8/13/75) by The Grateful Dead
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