Mason's Children
by Grateful Dead
From the album: Dick's Picks Volume Four: Fillmore East, 2/13-14/70
Track 15 of 18 on Dick's Picks Volume Four: Fillmore East, 2/13-14/70 (1996).
Duration: 3:53
Lyrics for Mason's Children
Mason died on Monday We bricked him in the wall All his children grew and grew They ain't never grew so tall before They may never grow so tall again We dug him up on Tuesday He hardly aged a day Taught us all we ever knew We ain't never knew so much before We may never know so much again Mason was a mighty man A mighty man was he Always said, "When I'm dead and gone Don't you weep for me" The wall collapsed on Wednesday We chalked it up to fate All his children ran in fear They ain't never hear it so well before Swore they'd never show their face again Thursday came then Friday With buyers tall and bright Mason's children cooked the stew And cleaned up when the feast was through Swore they'd never [Incomprehensible] before Take me to the repo man To pay back what was owed If he's in some other land Write it off as stole Take me to the repo man To pay back what was owed If he's in some other land Write it off as stole