Probably my favorite version of this ballad. She has this trademark warmth and delicacy that she brings to so many ballads like Jolene and I Will Always Love You.
The Baez version sounds shrill by comparison, the tone is too high and the voice too thin for the material. This is heart breaking ...
This is just a suggestion, but I wouldn't try to come between mama and her kittens. She looks like she'd cut you if you come too close to her babies.