Dickey Lee Catfish John lyrics

Catfish John by Dickey Lee

Catfish John lyrics
CATFISH JOHN
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CHORUS: Mama said don't go near that river
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don't be hanging round ole Catfish John
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Come the mornin' I'd always be there,
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walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn
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V1: Take me back to another home to a  time so long ago
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When the sweet magnolias blossomed cotton fields as white as snow

v2: Catfish John was a river hobo living down by the river's bend
Thinkin' back I still remember I was proud to be his friend

(CHORUS)

[ instrumental]

V 3: Born a slavery down in Richmond traded for a chestnut mare
Still he never spoke in anger though his load was hard to bear

(CHORUS) 2x and tag