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Catfish John recorded by Ricky Skaggs and The Country Gentlemen written by Allen Reynolds and Bob Mcdill [Chorus]

^CMama said don't go ^Fnear that river ^CDon't be hanging around old Catfish ^G7John ^CBut come the morning I'd ^Falways be there ^CWalking in his footsteps in ^G7sweet delta ^Cdawn

[Verse]

Let me ^Fdream of another ^Cmorning And a ^Ftime so long ^Cago When the ^Fsweet magnolias ^Cblossomed And the cotton fields..^G7..were white as ^Csnow

[Verse]

Catfish ^FJohn was a river ^Chobo He lived and ^Fdied on the river ^Cbend Thinking ^Fback I still re^Cmember I was proud..^G7..to be his ^Cfriend

[Chorus]

^CMama said don't go ^Fnear that river ^CDon't be hanging around old Catfish ^G7John ^CBut come the morning I'd ^Falways be there ^CWalking in his footsteps in ^G7sweet delta ^Cdawn

[Verse]

Born a ^Fslave in the town of ^CVicksburg Traded ^Ffor a chestnut ^Cmare Still he ^Fnever spoke a word in ^Canger Though his load..^G7..was hard to ^Cbear

[Chorus]

^CMama said don't go ^Fnear that river ^CDon't be hanging around old Catfish ^G7John ^CBut come the morning I'd ^Falways be there ^CWalking in his footsteps in ^G7sweet delta ^Cdawn

[Outro]

Come the morning I'd ^Falways be there ^CWalking in his footsteps in ^G7sweet delta ^Cdawn

The Country Gentlemen - Catfish john