Catfish Blues

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

well i wish, i was a catfish
swimin' in the, the deep blue sea
i have all you pretty women
fishin' after me
showin' up after me
oh well
ow well
oh yeah
oh yeah
well i went down
to my girlfriends house
and i sat alone on her front step
and she said a "come in outcha man and just your love"
i just now left
i just now left
and i say
who yeah
she said sure enough you did
who yeah
who yeah
who yeah
oh yeah
yeah,
well there's two
two trains runnin'
but there's not a one that's goin' my way
you know there's a, one train running at midnight
the other one leave just for day
leave just for day
oh well
yeah
i role and i tumble
practicly all night long
i role and i tumble
practicly all night long
well, my baby don't treat me well
...
yeah


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    well it's pretty obvious what the song is about.... though i'm not certain the website has correct lyrics posted for this one...

    Drigpyon August 17, 2008   Link

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