
Greatest Story Ever Told The Grateful Dead
"Greatest Story Ever Told" by the Grateful Dead, released in 1974, is a #Rock song that narrates the timeless tale of love, life, and spiritual journeys. Its themes include redemption and the cyclical nature of existence. Musically, it features improvisational elements and a lively tempo, reflecting the band’s iconic jam style, contributing to their cultural legacy in the 1970s counterculture.

Moses come ridin' up on a quasar
His spurs were jingling, the door was ajar
His buckle was silver, his manner was bold
And I asked him to come in out of the cold
His brain was boiling, his reason was spent
He said: If nothing is borrowed, then nothing was lent
I asked him for mercy, he gave me a gun
Said: Now 'n' again these things just got to be done
Abraham and Isaac
Sitting on a fence
You'd get right to work
If you had any sense
Y'know the one thing we need
Is a left-hand monkey wrench
Gideon come in with his eyes on the floor
Says: Y'ain't got a hinge, you can't close the door
Moses stood up a full six-foot-ten
Says: You can't close the door when the wall's caved in
I asked him for water, he poured me some wine
We finished the bottle, then broke into mine
You get what you come for, you're ready to go
It's one in ten thousand just come for the show
His spurs were jingling, the door was ajar
His buckle was silver, his manner was bold
And I asked him to come in out of the cold
His brain was boiling, his reason was spent
He said: If nothing is borrowed, then nothing was lent
I asked him for mercy, he gave me a gun
Said: Now 'n' again these things just got to be done
Abraham and Isaac
Sitting on a fence
You'd get right to work
If you had any sense
Y'know the one thing we need
Is a left-hand monkey wrench
Gideon come in with his eyes on the floor
Says: Y'ain't got a hinge, you can't close the door
Moses stood up a full six-foot-ten
Says: You can't close the door when the wall's caved in
I asked him for water, he poured me some wine
We finished the bottle, then broke into mine
You get what you come for, you're ready to go
It's one in ten thousand just come for the show
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