CATFISH JOHN: Jerry Garcia 
 
 
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Mama said don't go near that river 
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Don't be hanging round old Catfish John 
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Come the morning I'd always be there 
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Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn 
 

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Take me back to another morning 
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To a time so long ago 
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Where the sweet magnolia blossomed 
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Cotton fields were white as snow 
 
 
Catfish John was a river hobo 
Lived and died by the river's bend 
Looking back I still remember 
I was proud to be his friend 
 
-Chorus- 
 
Born a slave in the town of Richmond 
Traded for a chestnut mare 
Lord he never spoke in anger 
Though his load was hard to bear 
 
-Chorus- 
 
-Chorus- 
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn