Catfish John - Johnny Russell |[Chorus] |[D]Mama said don't go [G]near that river. |[D]Don't be hanging around old Catfish [A]John. |[D]But come the morning I'd [G]always be there |[D]Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A]delta [D]dawn. Verse 1: Born a [G]slave in the town of [D]Vicksburg Traded [G]for a chestnut [D]mare Still he [G]never spoke in [D]anger, Though his [D]load was [A]hard to [D]bear [Chorus] Verse 2: Catfish[G] John was a river [D]hobo He live[G]d and died on the[D] river bend Thinking[G] back I still[D] remember I was[D] proud to[A] be his [D]friend. |[Chorus] |[D]Mama said don't go [G]near that river. |[D]Don't be hanging around old Catfish [A]John. |[D]But come the morning I'd [G]always be there |[D]Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A]delta [D]dawn. Verse 3: Let me [G]dream of another [D]morning and a[G] time so long[D] ago When the [G]sweet magnolias[D] blossomed and the[D] cotton fields [A]were white [D]as snow [Chorus]