Let me dream of another morningAnd a time so long agoWhen the sweet magnolias blossomedThe cotton fields were white as snowCatfish John was a river hoboLivin' by a river bendAnd lookin' back, I still rememberThat I was proud to be his friendMama said, don't go near that riverDon't be hangin' round old Catfish JohnCome the mornin', I'd always be thereWalkin' in his footsteps in the sweet Delta DawnBorn a slave in the town of VicksburgTraded for a chestnut mareBut still he never spoke in angerThough his love was hard to bearMama said, don't go near that riverDon't be hangin' round old Catfish JohnCome the mornin', I'd always be thereWalkin' in his footsteps in the sweet Delta DawnOh, Sheriff!Oh, Sheriff!I'm just gonna let them clap for you right quickBorn a slave in the town of VicksburgTraded for a chestnut mareBut still he never spoke in angerThough his love was hard to bearMama said, don't go near that riverDon't be hangin' round old Catfish JohnCome the mornin', I'd always be thereWalkin' in his footsteps in the sweet Delta DawnWalkin' in his footsteps in the sweet Delta Dawn