I'm A King Bee
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 43
- First played
- 1966-01-08 — Fillmore Auditorium
Lyrics
I'm a king bee buzzing around your hive
Now I'm a king bee darling buzzing around your hive
Yeah, I can make some honey babe if you let me fly up inside
Cause I'm young and able to buzz all night long
I'm young and able mama, Lord to buzz all night long
And you know together we can make some honey
Like the world ain't never known
Cause I'm asking king bee, won't you be my Queen
Now I'm a king bee rider, won't you be my Queen
Because you know we can make some sweet little honey
Like the world ain't never seen
Drive your car up in my driveway
Cut your bright lights way down low
Drive your car up in my driveway, mama
Cut your bright lights way down low
I'm gonna wind up your transmission
Till your motor won't run no more
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-03-31 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1993-12-08 | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1993-12-08 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1971-12-15 | Hill Auditorium | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Set 2: | 20 | — |
| 1971-12-15 | Hill Auditorium / University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1971-04-28 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1971-04-17 | Dillon Gymnasium | Princeton, New Jersey | Set II | 14 | — |
| 1971-04-17 | Dillon Gym / Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1971-04-05 | The Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center | New York | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1971-04-05 | Manhattan Center | New York | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1971-03-24 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set I | 9 | |
| 1971-03-03 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set I | 6 | |
| 1971-02-24 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1971-02-21 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1970-12-23 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | — | 3 | |
| 1970-12-12 | Santa Rosa Fairgrounds | Santa Rosa, California | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1970-11-23 | Anderson Theater | New York, New York | — | 4 | — |
| 1970-11-20 | The Palestra, University Of Rochester | Rochester, New York | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1970-11-20 | Palestra / University of Rochester | Rochester, New York | Set 1 | 18 | |
| 1970-11-16 | Fillmore East | New York, New York | — | 5 | |
| 1970-11-07 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 2: Electric | 22 | |
| 1970-11-06 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1970-10-18 | Tyrone Guthrie Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | Set 2 | 10 | — |
| 1970-05-07 | Dupont Gymnasium / Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Set 2 | 20 | |
| 1970-04-11 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1970-03-01 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 14 | |
| 1970-01-24 | Honolulu Civic Auditorium | Honolulu, Hawaii | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1969-12-12 | Thelma Theater | Los Angeles, California | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1969-09-26 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1969-08-29 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1969-07-04 | Electric Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1969-06-28 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | Santa Rosa, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1969-06-20 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 2 | 7 | — |
| 1969-05-30 | Springer's Inn | Portland, Oregon | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1969-04-18 | Memorial Union Ballroom / Purdue University | LaFayette, New York | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1969-04-06 | Avalon Ballroom | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1969-02-28 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1969-02-11 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 1 | 5 | — |
| 1967-04-09 | Panhandle / Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | — |
| 1966-11-19 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 7 | |
| 1966-07-30 | P.N.E. Garden Auditorium | Vancouver, BC, CA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1966-07-17 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1966-01-08 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 |
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