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