The Grateful Dead — Hes Gone Live at Lakeland Civic Center Arena May 21 1977

[Verse 1] Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb You know better but I know him Like I told you, what I said Steal your face right off your head [Chorus] Now he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone He's gone Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, he's gone And nothing's going to bring him back, he's gone [Verse 2] Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride Hot as a pistol but cool inside Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile [Chorus] Now he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone He's gone Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, he's gone And nothing's going to bring him back, he's gone [Instrumental break] [Bridge] Going where the wind don't blow so strange Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain I lost one round but the price wasn't anything A knife in the back and more of the same [Verse 3] Same old, rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb You know better but I know him Like I told you, what I said Steal your face right off your head [Chorus] Now he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone He's gone Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, gone And nothing's going to bring him back, he's gone [Outro] Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, gone And nothing's going to bring him back, he's gone Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back Ooh, nothing's going to bring him back (Gone, gone, he's gone for good)