[00:39.980]Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
[00:46.010]Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
[00:52.850]Come in the morning I'd always be there,
[00:58.060]Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
[01:03.930]Take me back to another morning,
[01:09.080]To a time so long ago,
[01:14.390]When the sweet magnolia blossomed,
[01:19.900]Cotton fields as white as snow.
[01:25.550]Catfish John was a river hobo
[01:30.600]Who lived and died by the river's bed,
[01:35.960]Looking back I still remember
[01:43.980]I was proud to be his friend.
[01:46.780]
[01:50.090]Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
[01:56.120]Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
[02:03.610]Come in the morning I'd always be there,
[02:08.720]Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
[02:15.070]
[02:59.440]Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg,
[03:04.400]Traded for a chestnut mare,
[03:09.700]Lord he never spoke in anger
[03:14.950]Though his load was hard to bear.
[03:20.960]Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
[03:27.100]Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
[03:33.730]Come in the morning I'd always be there,
[03:38.650]Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
[03:45.120]
[04:09.610]Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
[04:15.290]Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
[04:22.070]Come in the morning I'd always be there,
[04:27.000]Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
[04:33.660]Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
[04:39.800]