[1] Mama said don't go [4] near that river
[1] Don't be hangin' around old catfish [5] John
[1] Come the morning I'd [4] always be there
[1] Walking in his footsteps in the [5] sweet delta [1] dawn
Take me [4] back to another [1] morning
to a [4] time so long a-[1]-go
Where the [4] sweet magnolias [1] blossom
Cotton fields [5] were white as [1] snow
Catfish John was a river hobo
Lived and died on the river's bend
Lookin' back I still remember
I was proud to be his friend
Born a slave in the town of Richmond
Traded for a chestnut mare
Though he never spoke in anger
Though his load was hard to bear
[1] Mama said don't go [4] near that river
[1] Don't be hangin' around old catfish [5] John
[1] Come the morning I'd [4] always be there
[1] Walking in his footsteps in the [5] sweet delta [1] dawn
Take me [4] back to another [1] morning
to a [4] time so long a-[1]-go
Where the [4] sweet magnolias [1] blossom
Cotton fields [5] were white as [1] snow
Catfish John was a river hobo
Lived and died on the river's bend
Lookin' back I still remember
I was proud to be his friend
Born a slave in the town of Richmond
Traded for a chestnut mare
Though he never spoke in anger
Though his load was hard to bear
| Songwriter(s): |
|---|
Bob McDill |
Allen Reynolds |
| Band/Artist: |
|---|
Old and in the Way |
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