Greatest Story Ever Told Lyrics - Dead Set (live) - Grateful Dead

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 

His motto is nothing is borrowed, nothing is lent 

He ask me for mercy, i gave him a gun. 

He said 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 

You know the one thing we need is a left-hand monkey wrench. 

Gideon come up with his eyes on the floor 

Said "you ain't got a hinge, you can't close the door." 

Moses stood up above his six foot and ten 

Said "you can't close the door when the wall's caved in." 

Ask him for water, he poured me some wine 

We finished the bottle and broke into mine. 

You get what you come for, ya ready to go 

Well, it's one in ten thousand that come for the show. 

Abraham and Isaac diggin' on a well 

Mama came quick with the water witch spell 

Well cool clear water well you can't ever tell. 

Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence 

You'd get right to work if you had any sense 

You know the one thing we need is a left-hand monkey wrench.