Tom: A
A D A
Mama said don't go near that river
E
Don't go hangin' around old catfish John
A D A
Come the morning I'd always be there
E A
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn.
A D A
Let me dream of another morning
D A
Of a time so long ago
D A
When the sweet magnolias blossomed
E A
Cotton fields were white as snow.
A D A
Catfish John was a river hobo
D A
And he lived around the bend
D A
Thinkin' back I still remember
E A
I was proud to call him friend.
[Repeat Chorus]
A D A
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg
D A
Traded for a chestnut mare
D A
Still he never spoke in anger
E A
Though his load was hard to bear.
[Repeat Chorus]
A E A
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn.
