Samson And Delilah
Song Information
Song Title
Samson And Delilah
Song Origin
Cover
Written By
Reverend Gary Davis
Made Famous By
The Grateful Dead
Song Stats (Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country)
Shortest Version
06:40 (2025-03-14)
Longest Version
11:33 (2026-01-30)
Total Times Played
11
Longest Gap
2024-03-2360 2024-08-11
Longest Streak
Song Stats (Grahame Lesh & Friends)
Shortest Version
Longest Version
Total Times Played
2
Longest Gap
2026-03-131 2026-04-29
Longest Streak
Song Charts
Lyrics
Shows with Samson And Delilah
  • New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 29, 2026)
    The Joy Theater [Grahame Lesh & Friends]
    Set One
    Viola Lee Blues > , Bertha 1, Iko Iko, Viola Lee Blues (Reprise) > , Cumberland Blues, Cats Under The Stars, Here Comes Sunshine, Tennessee Jed > 1, Viola Lee Blues (Reprise)
    Set Two
    Eyes Of The World, Ship Of Fools, West L.A. Fadeaway, Down By The River, Shakedown Street, Broken Arrow, St. Stephen > , Bird Song > , St. Stephen (Reprise) > , Not Fade Away
    Encore
    Samson And Delilah 1
  • Port Chester, New York (Mar 13, 2026)
    The Capitol Theatre [Grahame Lesh & Friends]
    Set One
    Cosmic Charlie, Sugaree 1, Brown-Eyed Women 2, High Time, Passenger, Atlantic City, Samson And Delilah 2, Born Cross-Eyed
    Set Two
    Dark Star > , Uncle John’s Band > , Playing In The Band > , Morning Dew, Must Have Been The Roses, St. Stephen > , The Eleven, Casey Jones 2
    Encore
    Truckin’
  • St Louis, Missouri (Jan 30, 2026)
    The Sovereign
    Set One
    Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens, Tennessee Tumbleweed, Fortunate Sparrow, Lay Low Lucy, Big River, Big Iron
    Set Two
    Forgotten Days > , Double Exposure 1, Ride On 2, Prairie Spin > , Another Dimension > , Guilty Jubilee > , Ten Feet Of Rope > 3, Prairie Spin (Reprise)
    Encore
    Samson And Delilah 4
  • Greenville, South Carolina (Nov 15, 2025)
    The Foundry Judson Mill
    Set One
    Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Boogie Man, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Everybody's Talkin' > , Down Bedford
    Set Two
    Sittin' On Top Of The World, Love's Gonna Live Here, Lay Low Lucy, Driftin’ 1, Fortunate Sparrow, Got My Mojo Workin' 2, Dance In The Desert > 3, Samson And Delilah
    Encore
    Half Moon Night > , I Saw The Light > , Half Moon Night (Reprise) > , Arkansas Traveler
  • Port Chester, New York (Oct 25, 2025)
    The Capitol Theatre
    Set One
    Lady Justice > , Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Better Deal Blues, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Ten Feet Of Rope > 1, Double Exposure 2, Boogie Man
    Set Two
    Half Moon Night, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Fortunate Sparrow, Blame The Train, Dance In The Desert 2, Sugar Shack 3
    Encore 4
    Rubin And Cherise (FTP) 5, Cumberland Blues 6 7, Loser > 6, Samson And Delilah 6
  • Alta, Wyoming (Aug 9, 2025)
    Grand Targhee Music Fest
    Set One
    Blame The Train, Riding That Midnight Train, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Fortunate Sparrow, Guilty Jubilee, Ain’t Living Long Like This 1, Ride Me High 1, Samson And Delilah 2, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag, Big River 3
  • Washington, District of Columbia (Mar 14, 2025)
    The Hamilton
    Set One
    Workin' Man Blues, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Sittin' On Top Of The World, Big Iron > , Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental), Blame The Train, Justice > , Jessica, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence)
    Set Two
    Why You Been Gone So Long, Cigar Time, For A Long Time > 1, Samson And Delilah > , Chore, Tell Me I’m A Lover 2, Country Pie, I Shall Be Released 3, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
    Encore
    Big River
  • Buena Vista, Colorado (Feb 26, 2025)
    Surf Hotel
    Set One
    Fourteen Carat Mind, Gotta Get Southbound, Sweet Tasting Tennessee, Tell Me I’m A Lover 1, Always Been A Lover, Locomotive #9, Love's Gonna Live Here, Big River 2, Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens, Translation
    Set Two
    Ain’t Living Long Like This > , Two Hills, Along The Trail, Free Wheelin' > 3, Everybody's Talkin' > , Weathervane, Take Me Back 1, Chore
    Encore
    Samson And Delilah 4
  • Berkeley, California (Feb 12, 2025)
    Cornerstone
    Set One
    Better Deal Blues, Lady Justice, Faded Lovin', Weathervane > , Blue Skies > , Weathervane (Reprise) , Hi-Country, Ten Feet Of Rope > 1, Double Exposure
    Set Two
    Big River 2 3, Loser > 2 3, Samson And Delilah 2 3, Going Down The Road Feeling Bad 2 3, Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Walkin’ The Dog, Got My Mojo Workin' 4, California Sun
    Encore
    Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Oct 31, 2024)
    Turner Hall Ballroom
    Set One 1
    Free Wheelin' > 2, Heady Open Jam > , Sugar Shack > 3, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence) > , Tell Me I’m A Lover > 3, Hi-Country > , Lose Your Mind > , Bass Solo > , Mystery Train
    Set Two 4
    Pure Imagination (FTP) > , Candyman > , Pure Imagination (Reprise) , Down By The Riverside 5, Big River > , Oompa Loompa (FTP) , Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds > 6, The Wondrous Boat Ride (FTP) > , Double Exposure 7 8, Blueberry Hill (FTP) > 5, Tangled Up In Blue (FTP) > , Blue (Da Ba Dee) (FTP) > 9, Pure Imagination (Reprise) , Big Rock Candy Mountains (FTP) > , The Gold Rush (FTP) > , Pure Imagination (Reprise) , Going Down (FTP) > 2, Oompa Loompa (Reprise) , Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (FTP) > , Pure Imagination (Reprise) , Luck Of The Draw > 10, Sugar Leg Rag > , Oompa Loompa (Reprise) > , Sugar Leg Rag (Reprise)
    Encore
    Samson And Delilah