The Catfish Song

Down at the bottom of that dirty old river

Down where the reeds and the catfish play

There lies a dream as soft as the water

There lies a bluebird that's flown away

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Well, to meet is like springtime and to love is like summer

Her brown eyes shone only to me

Autumn fever the fool come a-falling

Rain turned to freezing inside of me

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I kindle my fires with the words I can't send you

Roads I can't follow and the songs I can't sing

And all you young ladies who dream of tomorrow

While you're listening these words will I say:

"Cling to today with its joy and its sorrow

"You'll need your memories when youth fades away"

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Well, the angel of springtime, he rides down the south wind

The angel of summer, he does just the same

And the angel of autumn, she's blue and she's golden

And the angel of winter won't remember your name

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Down at the bottom of that dirty old river

Down where the reeds and the catfish play

There lies a dream as soft as the water

There lies a bluebird that's flown away

There lies a bluebird that's flown away