Terry Murphy: Music

Catfish Bay (Terry Murphy)

~A wonderful memory about a wet and wild canoe trip down the Wisconsin River with my son Shane~

Take me down to the river bend
Gonna feel that river til the river end
The river moves and the river lives
We’re gonna take what the river gives

We’re goin’ down to catfish bay
Catfish bay’s where the blackfolk stay
Otis Redding on the radio
All dressed up no place to go
We’re in the middle of a long wet road

Sky is gray and the sun won’t shine
Clouds got busy and started cryin
Rained all day and rained all night
Gives those catfish a little more fight

We’re goin’ down to catfish bay
Catfish bay’s where the blackfolk stay
Otis Redding on the radio
All dressed up no place to go
We’re in the middle of a long wet road

Find a place to spend the eve
Sandbars hiding up the river’s sleeve
Make that fire burn real hot
Rain is sizzlin’ on the coffee pot