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I would rather be a little catfish,
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so I could swim way down in the sea
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I would have somebody, somebody
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Settin' out hooks for me
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Settin' out hooks for me
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You know, I went to my baby's house,
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she told me to sit down on the step
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"Son, you can come right on in
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because my husband just now left,
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just now left, just now left"
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And I asked my baby to,
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let me sit down 'side her bed
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"Turn on your heater, till they turn cherry red1,
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cherry red, cherry red"
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That's the reason I'd rather be a little catfish,
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so I could swim way down in the sea
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I would have many-some of these women,
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settin' out a line for me
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Settin' out a line for me, a line for me
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You know, I went to the church house,
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and they called on me to pray
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I got down on my knees but I didn't,
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have no word to say
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Not a word to say, word to say
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That's the reason I'd rather be a little catfish
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So I could swim way down in the sea
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I would have somebody, somebody,
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settin' out a line for me
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Settin' out a line for me, a line for me
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I don't wanna be no tadpole,
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and I don't wanna be no bullfrog
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And if I can't be a catfish,
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I won't swim at all
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I won't swim at all, swim at all
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That's the reason I want to be a little catfish,
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so I could swim way down in the sea
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I would have these good-lookin' women,
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settin' out a hook for me
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Settin' out a hook for me, hook for me
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Catfish
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| Skip James |
