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