Catfish John
Bob McDill, Allen Reynolds Let me dream of another morning And the time so long ago Where the sweet magnolias blossom Cotton's fields as white as snow Catfish john was a river hobo Lived and dieon the river bend Looking back I still remember I was glad to be his friend Mama said don't go near that river Don't be hangin'around old catfish john Come the morning I'll always be there Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta down Born a slave in the town of pittsburg Traded for a chestunt mare Still he never spoke in angel Though his love is hard to bare * Refrain Walkin' in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN - Vanguard 1972