Midnight Moonlight

Old & In the Way

October 1, 1973

Old & In the Way has played Midnight Moonlight live 8 times, from 1973 to 2001. It turns up about once every 1.3 shows. Its longest break was 22 years, 7 months, between November 1973 and June 1996. The song is in its longest break yet right now. At its hottest it showed up at 5 shows in a row, from September 1973 to June 1996.

It has been played at 7 different venues in 7 cities.

It has opened the show 6 times and closed it once.

Fans heard it live 2 months before it was released on Old & In the Way (1973).

Across all 6 bands on the site, fans have heard Midnight Moonlight live 125 times, from 1973 to 2026. It turns up about once every 59 shows. Other bands account for 117 plays beyond Old & In the Way, led by Jerry Garcia Band with 59. Its busiest year was 1983, with 14 plays. It sat out 19 calendar years along the way.

It has been played at 78 different venues in 66 cities. Its most frequent stop is Keystone Berkeley (16 times).

It usually lands in the second set (60 of 93 performances with a known set).

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Lyrics

If you ever feel lonesome when you're down in San Antone
Beg, steal or borrow two nickels or a dime to call me on the phone
I'll meet you at Alamo Mission, where we can say our prayers
The Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mother will heal us as we kneel there

In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight
In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight

If you ever feel lonesome when you're down in San Antone
With no hope for tomorrow in the setting of the sun
And the ocean is howling for the things that might have been
Well, that last good morning sunrise will be the brightest you've ever seen

In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight
In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight

If you ever feel lonesome when you're down in San Antone
Beg, steal or borrow two nickels or a dime to call me on the phone
I'll meet you at Alamo Mission, where we can say our prayers
The Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mother will heal us as we kneel there

In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight
In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight

In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight
In the moonlight, in the midnight, in the moonlight, midnight, moonlight

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