The Grateful Dead — Scarlet Begonias Live at Winterland

As I was walkin' 'round Grosvenor Square Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air From the other direction, she was calling my eye It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well try She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes I knew without askin' she was into the blues She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough Was too pat to open and too cool to bluff I picked up my matches, was closing the door Had one of those flashes I'd been there before, been there before Well, I ain't often right but I've never been wrong It seldom turns out the way it does in this song Once in a while you can get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right There ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves Scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues There's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes I had to learn the hard way, to let her pass by, let her pass by [Instrumental break] Wind in the willow's playin' "Tea for Two" The sky was yellow and the sun was blue Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand Everybody's playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band [Instrumental break with background harmonizing]