Album: Dave's Picks, Volume 6: San Francisco, 12/20/69 • St. Louis, 2/2/70
Mason died on Monday, we bricked him in the wall 
All his children grew and grew, they ain't never grown 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 known so much before 
We may never know so much again 
The wall collapsed on Wednesday, we chalked it up to fate 
Mason's children ran and flew, they ain't never run so fast before
Swore they'd never show their face again
Mason was a mighty man, a mighty man was he 
Always said when I'm dead I'm gone, don't you weep for me 
Thursday came then Friday, with buyers tall and bright 
Mason's children cooked the stew and cleaned up when the feast was through 
Take me to the repo-man to pay back what is owed 
If he's in some other land write it off as stole