[ Предположительная тональность: A ] CHORUS: A D A Mama said don't go near that river, A7 E7 Don't be hangin' around old Catfish John; A D A But come the morning I'd always be there, E7 A Walking in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn. D A Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg, D A Traded for a chestnut mare; D A He never spoke a word in anger, - E7 A Though his load was hard to bear. CHORUS... D A Catfish John was a river hobo. D A He lived and died on the river bend. D A Thinkin' back I still remember, - E7 A I was proud to be his friend. CHORUS D A Let me dream of another morning D A and a time so long ago; D A When the sweet magnolias blossomed E7 A and the cotton fields were white as snow. CHORUS