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CATFISH BLUES
by Muddy Waters
Recorded by Robert Petway
(c) 1960, 1988 Watertoons (BMI)
Administered by Bug Music
Printed in "The Blues Fakebook," by Woody Mann,
Oak Publications 1995
US ISBN 0.8256.1417.1
UK ISBN 0.7119.3717.6

Key: E
Fast jump feel
Chord == E – (all the way through – no changes shown)

Well, I lay | down | down last night | |
Well, I tried | to take | my rest | |
No- | tion struck me last | ni-ight babe I'll | b'lieve I'll |
take a stroll - | out west, take | a stro-ll | out west

Well, if I were a catfish, mama,
Swimmin' deep down in the deep blue sea,
Have these gals now, sweet mama sittin' out
Sittin' out doors for me,
Sittin' out doors for me,
Sittin' out doors for me,
Sittin' out doors for me,
Sittin' out doors for me,

Well I went down to the church house,
they called on me to pray,
Got on myknees now, mama,
I didn't know not, not a word to say,
Not a word to say
Not a word to say
Not a word to say
Not a word to say
Not a word to say

I'm gonna write, write me a letter baby,
I'm gonna write it just to see,
See if my baby, my baby, do she thinkin' of,
little ol' think of me,
Little ol' think of me,
Little ol' think of me,
Little ol' think of me,
Little ol' think of me,
Little ol' think of me,