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Look for a while at the China Cat Sunflower
proud-walking jingle in the midnight sun
Copper-dome bodhi drip a silver kimono
like a crazy-quilt star gown
through a dream night wind
China cat
China cat
China cat
China cat
Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire
like a diamond-eyed jack
A leaf of all colors plays
a golden string fiddle
to a double-e waterfall over my back
Comic book colors on a violin river
crying Leonardo words
from out a silk trombone
I rang a silent bell
beneath a shower of pearls
in the eagle winged palace
of the queen Chinee
Note: The appears in the studio version, but was dropped very early on in live performances (if indeed it was ever played live).
I Know You Rider
I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone
Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms
Lay down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest
Lay down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest
My mind was wandering like the wild geese in the West
The sun will shine in my back door some day
The sun will shine in my back door some day
March winds will blow all my troubles away
I wish I was a headlight on a north-bound train
I wish I was a headlight on a north-bound train
I'd shine my light through the cool Colorado rain
Note: Early versions also included the following verse...
I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log
I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log
Than stay here in Frisco, be treated like a dog
- Album:
- Dave’s Picks Volume 19
- Dave’s Picks: Volume 13
- Dave’s Picks 2015 Bonus Disc
- 30 Trips Around the Sun
- Fare Thee Well
- 30 Days Of Dead 2014
- Sunshine Daydream
- Family Dog at the Great Highway, 4-18-70
- Live Dead
- Miscellaneous
- Flashback With The Grateful Dead
- Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2
- Infrared Roses
- Built to Last
- In the Dark
- Reckoning
- Go To Heaven
- Shakedown Street
- Terrapin Station
- Steal Your Face