Scarlet Begonias

A song by the Grateful Dead, from From the Mars Hotel.

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Scarlet Begonias live

• Played 316 times.
• First played Mar 23, 1974 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA.
• Last played Jul 2, 1995 at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN, 4 shows before the band's last show.

Live stats per setlist.fm, as of Oct 27, 2026.

How hard is it to guess from the lyric?

97% of players named Scarlet Begonias in the daily Grateful Dead lyric game, and 69% got it from the first lyric. It ranks #10 hardest of 15 Grateful Dead songs played so far.

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