China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider Songtext
von Grateful Dead

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