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{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
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{ 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
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{ 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
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