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