rosa lee mcfall

"rosa lee mcfall" is probably a traditional song, though it first appeared, by some accounts, on an album (early bluegrass music) by charlie monroe. it's a simple enough folk & bluegrass tune written from the perspective of a man who's courted, wed and lost his life's love - "i've searched the wide world over / cities great and small / but i've never found another / like my rosa lee mcfall."

the song first started popping up in some of the grateful dead's acoustic sets in 1970, and was recorded and released as part of a live album from 1980 called reckoning. garcia also recorded a version with david grisman & tony rice on the so-called pizza tapes, named after the pizza delivery boy who legend has it stole a copy of the demos back in 1993 and set them loose upon the world.

jerry garcia, david grisman & tony rice - rosa lee mcfall


the grateful dead - rosa lee mcfall (live)


my good friend dan, whose birthday it is today, likes this song better than all other dead songs, so you all can thank him for the posting. and wish him a feliz birthday while you're at it.