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Jerry Garcia first performed Catfish John in 1973 with Old & In The Way. It was next performed by the Jerry Garcia Band in late 1975. From then onward it was a regular part of the Jerry Garcia Band repertoire.

The Grateful Dead version of the song first released on Beyond Description and then on the expanded CD release Terrapin Station is a studio outtake from the Fall of 1976. The song was not performed live by the Grateful Dead.

Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
Come in the morning I'd always be there,
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
Take me back to another morning, to a time so long ago,
When the sweet magnolia blossomed, cotton fields as white as snow.
Catfish John was a river hobo who lived and died by the river's bed,
Looking back I still remember I was proud to be his friend.
Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
Come in the morning I'd always be there,
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg, traded for a chestnut mare,
Lord her never spoke in anger though his load was hard to bear.
Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
Come in the morning I'd always be there,
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.