The Grateful Dead — Hes Gone Live in Springfield MA September 3 1980

[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, gone And nothing's gonna 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, gone And nothing's gonna 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 gonna bring him back He's gone [Outro] Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, gone And nothing's gonna bring him back He's gone Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back ('Cause he's gone) Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back (Nothing's gonna bring him back, no, he's gone for good) Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back (Ooh, hoo) Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back (He's gone) Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back (He's gone, he's gone, he's gone) Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back (He's gone, well, he's gone, well, he's gone) Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back (Gone, well, he's gone for good)