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Artist: John Lee Hooker
Canonical path: /john-lee-hooker/catfish-blues
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Catfish Blues
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Catfish Blues
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Well I wish, I was a catfish
Swimin in the, the deep blue sea
I have all you pretty women
Fishin after me
Showin up after me
Oh well
Ow well
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Well I went down
To my girlfriends house
And I sat alone on her front step
And she said a come in outcha man and just your love
I just now left
I just now left
And I say
Who yeah
She said sure enough you did
Who yeah
Who yeah
Who yeah
Oh yeah
Yeah,
Well theres two
Two trains runnin
But theres not a one thats goin my way
You know theres a, one train running at midnight
The other one leave just for day
Leave just for day
Oh well
Yeah
I role and I tumble
Practicly all night long
I role and I tumble
Practicly all night long
Well, my baby don't treat me well
Yeah
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