Grateful Dead - Catfish John guitar tab

Catfish John

Reflections

(McDill/Reynolds)

Last Updated 03/08/96

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A D

Mama said, "Don't go near that river,

A E

Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."

A D

Come the morning I'd always be there,

A E A

Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.

D A

Bring me back to another morning,

D A

To a time so long ago,

D A

Where the sweet magnolia blossomed,

A E A

Cotton fields as white as snow.

Catfish John was a river hobo

Lived and died by the river's bed,

Looking back I still remember

I was proud to be his friend.

Mama said, "Don't go near that river,

Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."

Come the morning I'd always be there,

Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.

Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg,

Traded for a chestnut mare,

Lord, he never spoke in anger

Though his load was hard to bear.

Mama said, "Don't go near that river,

Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."

Come the morning I'd always be there,

Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.

Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.

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