Catfish John

CATFISH JOHN: Jerry Garcia E---9p7----8-9---|------9p7-----12---12--9p7---------------- B-------10-------|----------10---------------10------------- G----------------|<3x--------------------------------------- d----------------|------------------------------------------ a----------------|------------------------------------------ e----------------|-------------------------------0--2--4---- Mama said don't go near that river Don't be hanging round old Catfish John Come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn Take me back to another morning To a time so long ago Where the sweet magnolia blossomed 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