I Walk on Guilded Splinters

"I Walk on Guilded Splinters"
Song by Dr. John
from the album Gris-Gris
ReleasedJanuary 22, 1968 (1968-01-22)
Recorded1967, Los Angeles
Genre
Length7:37
LabelAtco
Songwriter(s)Dr. John Creaux
Producer(s)Harold Battiste

"I Walk on Guilded Splinters" (sometimes "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" or "Walk on Gilded Splinters") is a song written by Mac Rebennack using his pseudonym of Dr. John Creaux. It first appeared as the closing track of his debut album Gris-Gris (1968), credited to Dr. John the Night Tripper. The song has subsequently been performed and recorded by many other musicians, including Widespread Panic, The Neville Brothers, Cher, Marsha Hunt, Johnny Jenkins, Humble Pie, King Swamp, the Allman Brothers Band, Paul Weller, the Flowerpot Men, Michael Brecker, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Jello Biafra.