Catfish Bill chords and lyrics - BURL IVES

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[Verse 1]
[C]Down [G]in [C]the bottom
land [F]next to the [C]river
Lives an old feller you ought to see
He looks kind of wild and he
[F]looks kind of [C]woolly
He's about as mean as he can be
He stood so long in [F]that old [C]river
He's got watermarks on [G]his leg[C]s
He don't ask the [Fm]world for noth[C]in'
He's a -gettin' fat from
eatin' fish eggs
Catfish [F]Bill is what they call him
Catfish [C]Bill must be his name
There ain't a [G]fish in that old river
That old Cat[F]fish Bill can't [C]tame[Db]
He just happens to have a
[Gb]little [Db]daughter,
Be fifteen this comin' year.
He ain't taught that poor [Gb]child [Db]nothin'
And he won't let nobody else [Ab]near.
[Db]If you'd take a little soap
and [Gb]do a little sc[Db]rubbin',
Comb them cockleburrs [Ab]from her [Db]hair,
He would have the [Gb]prettiest
little [Db]daughter
That you've ever seen anywhere
Catfish [Gb]Bill is what they call him
Catfish [Db]Bill must be his name
There ain't a [Ab]fish in that old river
That old Cat[Gb]fish Bill can't [Db]tame
I've been a -sittin' and a
[Gb]-thinkin' [Db]it over
There just ain't no other way
I'm gonna marry up
[Gb]with old Bill's [Db]daughter
Or my name ain't [Ab]Cot ton[Db]mouth [Ab]Clay
[Db]If Catfish Bill gives me[Gb] any tro[Db]uble
When I go a -knockin' [Ab]at his door
[Db]I'll just throw him [Gb]in to th[Db]at river
And keep him pushed away
from the shore
Catfish [Gb]Bill is what they call him
Catfish [Db]Bill must be his name
There ain't a [Ab]fish in that old river
That old [Gb]Cat fish Bill can't t[Db]ame
Catfish [Gb]Bill is what they call him
Catfish [Db]Bill must be his name
There ain't a [Ab]fish in that old river
That old Cat[Gb]fish Bill can't [Db]tame[Ab][Db]