Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Catfish John

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Thank you my friend Sgt (Join to see) for posting the music video of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Alison Krauss performing Catfish John

Catfish John written by Robert Lee Mc Dill /Alle Reynolds
Lyrics
Mama said: 'Don't go near that river'
'Don't be hanging around old Catfish John'
'Come the morning, I'd always be there'
'Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn'.
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg, traded for a chestnut mare
Lord, he never spoke in anger though his load was hard to bear.
Mama said: 'Don't go near that river'
'Don't be hanging around old Catfish John'
'Come the morning, I'd always be there'
'Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn'.
Catfish John was a river hobo who lived and died by the river bed
Thinking back, I still remember I was proud to be his friend.
Mama said: 'Don't go near that river'
'Don't be hanging around old Catfish John'
'Come the morning, I'd always be there'
'Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn'.
Let me dream in another morning, to a time so long ago
When the sweet magnolia blossomed, cotton fields as white as snow.
Mama said: 'Don't go near that river'
'Don't be hanging around old Catfish John'
'Come the morning, I'd always be there'
'Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn'.
'Come the morning, I'd always be there'
'Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn'.

One classic Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song inspires me to post a few more.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.2／Nitty Gritty Dirt Band／Johnny Cash／Ricky Skaggs
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