(A) (D) Momma says don't go near that river, (A) (D) (E) Don't be hangin' around ol' Catfish John (A) (D) But come to morning I'd always be there (A) (D) (E) (A) Walking in his footsteps, in th sweet delta dawn D A Take me back, to a place I remember D A To a time so long ago D A Where the sweet Magnolia's blossom E A Cotton fields as white as snow