Catfish Blues


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(Morganfield)

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

Tracks

  1. BBC Sessions (1967/69)

    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


  2. Deja Vu (X)
  3. Gold Collection (1995)
  4. Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden (1967-09-04)
  5. Have Mercy On Me Baby (1967-02-04)
  6. Jimi In Denmark (1968/70)
    Tivolis Koncertsal - 7 Jan 68, 1st show
  7. King and Wonder Sessions (1967/68)
    Experience (BBC Playhouse Theatre 'Top Gear'; London, England) 10-6-67
  8. Live in London 1967 (1967)
    (Experiencing the blues)
    10/6/67, broadcast on Top Gear 10/15/67
  9. L'Olympia, Paris, France (1968-01-29)
  10. Paris 68 (1968-01-29)
  11. Radio One (1967)
  12. Stages (1967/70)
  13. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1966/70)
  14. Vitus Studio 67 (1967-11-10)

Notes

(M. Waters)