![]() ![]() It’s good that a few things in this world are clear to all of us.” But with lines like 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, it may be wishful thinking to say that that the words were really “clear to all of us.” To this day, numerous faithful still debate the meaning of the lyric, as seen on a number of websites devoted to discussing the song. Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandanna, Like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eye jack. Look for a while at the china cat sunflower Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun Copperdome bodhi drip a silver kimono Like a crazy quilt stargown through a dream night wind Krazy Kat peeking. Copperdome bodhi drip a silver kimono, Like a crazy quilt stargown through a dream night wind. This version can be found on the Europe '72 album. ![]() Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandanna, Like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eye jack. This was performed on at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France. Look for a while at the China Cat sunflower, Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun. People seem to know exactly what I’m talking about. Look for a while at the China Cat sunflower, Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun. China Cat Sunflower into I Know You Rider by the Grateful Dead. In his outstanding anthology A Box of Rain, Hunter wrote, “Nobody ever asked me the meaning of. GLook for a while at the china catF sunflower GProud walking jingle in the midnight Fsun GCopperdome bodhi drip a silver kimoF-no Like a craG-zy quilt. Crazy cat peekin through a lace bandanna, Like a one-eyed cheshire, like a diamond-eye jack. One of Hunter’s most abstruse pieces, which became a staple of the Grateful Dead’s legendary hours-long concerts, was “China Cat Sunflower.” It was recorded for the band’s 1969 studio album Aoxomoxoa, and later released on the live Europe ’72 triple album set in a mash-up with the old blues number “I Know You Rider.” The two songs segued together perfectly, and the Grateful Dead performed the combination well over 500 times in live performances. Look for a while at the china cat sunflower, Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun. Most of the band’s classics are songs that Hunter wrote the lyrics for, like “Truckin’” and “Friend of the Devil.” Even 1987’s “Touch of Grey” became part of the fabric of life for so many counter-culturalists, some of whom actually were grey by the time “Touch of Grey” was recorded. Look for a while at the China cat sunflower proud walking jingle in a midnight sun.
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