CHORUS
D G D
Momma said don't go near that river
A
Don't be hangin' 'round old Catfish John
D G D
But come the morning I'd always be there
A D
Walking in his footsteps in that sweet delta dawn
Verse 1
G D
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg
G A
Traded for a chestnut mare
G D
But he never spoke in anger
A D
Though his load was hard to bear
(Repeat chorus)
Verse 2
G D
Let me dream of another morning
G A
Of a time so long ago
G D
Where the sweet magnolias blossom
A D
And cotton fields were white as snow
Repeat Chorus
