Jan 9, 2015 · Wharf Rat Lyrics & Meanings: Old man down, way down, down, down by the docks of the city / Blind and dirty; asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee / I got no dime, but …

Aug 1, 2013 · “Wharf Rat” was first performed by the Dead on February 18, 1971, at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. This is another of those shows that included a number of firsts: …

Lyrics: [Verse] Old man down, way down down, down by the docks of the city Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee I got no dime but I got some time to hear his …

Wharf Rats are a group of concert -goers who have chosen to live drug and alcohol -free. They arose out of the environment around the rock group the Grateful Dead and their followers the …

Wharf Rat Lyrics: Old man down, way down down, down by the docks of the city / Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee / I got no dime but I got some time to hear...

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(1) Hunter's lyric book has "Wharf rat down" but Jerry never sang that. (2) Jerry sometimes sang "... down by the docks of the river" (3) Jerry sometimes missed out these two lines, for …

The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of …

Mar 24, 2025 · “Wharf Rat” is one of the darker, more introspective numbers in the Grateful Dead songbook. While never given a full studio treatment, the song was introduced to the band’s live …

"Debuted on 2/18/71 in Port Chester, NY, Wharf Rat was staple of the Dead's live repertoire since it first appeared. By 1973 and onward, it was generally played toward the end of the second …