Catfish John [Studio Outtake]-Grateful Dead

[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]