Escrita por Jerry Garcia e Robert Hunter, teve os vocais principais feitos por Garcia. Foi gravada entre março e abril de 1974, no Coast Recorders, na Folsom Street, em San Francisco, onde eles gravaram seu primeiro disco, em 1967. Jerry Garcia quis gravar lá pois havia gravado no começo do ano com Art Garfunkel e percebeu que o estúdio tinha um som mais parecido com um som ao vivo. Foi lançada em 27 de junho de 1974 no disco From the Mars Hotel, o sétimo disco de estúdio da banda. Foi produzida pela própria banda. Jerry Garcia tocou guitarra solo e cantou. Donna Jean Godchaux fez backing vocals. Keith Godchaux tocou teclado e fez backing vocals. Bill Kreutzmann tocou bateria. Phil Lesh tocou baixo e Bob Weir tocou guitarra e fez backing vocals.
A letra:
Went
to see the captain, strangest I could find
Laid my proposition
down, lLaid it on the line
I won't slave for beggar's pay
Likewise
gold and jewels
But I would slave to learn the way
To sink your
ship of fools
Ship of fools
On a cruel sea
Ship
of fools
Sail away from me
It was later than I thought
When I
first believed you
Now I cannot share your laughter
Ship of
fools
Saw your first ship sink and drown
From
rockin' of the boat
And all that could not sink or swim
Was
just left there to float
I won't leave you drifting down
But
whoa, it makes me wild
With 30 years upon my head
To have you
call me child
Ship of fools
On a cruel sea
Ship
of fools
Sail away from me
It was later than I thought
When I
first believed you
Now I cannot share your laughter
Ship of
fools
The bottles stand as empty
As they
were filled before
Time that was in plenty
But from that cup no
more
Though I could not caution all
I
still might warn a few
Don't lend your hand to raise no flag
Atop
no ship of fools
Ship of fools
On a cruel sea
Ship
of fools
Sail away from me
It was later than I thought
When I
first believed you
Now I cannot share your laughter
Ship of
fools
It was later than I thought
When I
first believed you
Now I cannot share your laughter
Ship of
fools
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