Catfish

Album: The Bootleg Series, Vol 1-3: Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991 (1975)
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  • Lazy stadium night

    Catfish on the mound

    "Strike three", the umpire said

    Batter have to go back and sit down

    Catfish, million dollar man

    Nobody can throw the ball like catfish can

    Used to work on Mr. Finley's farm

    But the old man wouldn't pay

    So he packed his glove and took his arm

    An one day he just ran away

    Catfish, million dollar man

    Nobody can throw the ball like catfish can

    Come up where the Yankees are

    Dress up in a pinstripe suit

    Smoke a custom-made cigar

    Wear an alligator boot

    Catfish, million dollar man

    Nobody can throw the ball like catfish can Writer/s: Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • T Revelator from Peekin Through Your Window, Runnin' Through Your BackyardThe late Joe Cocker does a tremendous version of this song.
  • Don from Anaheim, CaI just heard this song for the first time. I thought it was some guy trying to sound like Bob Dylan because, why would Bob Dylan be singing about Catfish Hunter? Imagine my surprise when I found out that it was Bob Dylan!
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