Catfish John - Johnny Russell
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|[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 lived [G] 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]
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 lived G 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