She Caught The Katy
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She Caught The Katy Lyrics
She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride
She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride
Yeah, my baby caught the Katy, left me a mule to ride
The train pulled out, I swung on behind
Crazy 'bout her, that hard-headed woman of mine
[Verse]
Man, my baby long, great gosh almighty, my baby tall
You know my baby long, great gosh almighty, my baby tall
Yeah, my baby, she long, my baby, she tall
She's sleepin' with her head in the kitchen and her feet's out in the hall
Crazy 'bout her, that hard-headed woman of mine
[Bridge]
Well, I love my baby, she's so fine
But I wish she'd come and see me sometime
She don't believe in our love, ah, look what a hole I'm in
She don't believe I'm sinkin', look what shape I'm in
Huh, huh
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride
She caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride
Well, my baby caught the Katy, left me a mule to ride
The train pulled out, I swung on behind
Crazy 'bout that hard-headed woman, hard-headed woman of mine
Huh, huh, huh, huh
About
“She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule To Ride)” is a blues standard written by Taj Mahal and James Rachell. The song was first recorded for Taj Mahal’s 1968 album The Natch'l Blues, and is one of Mahal’s most famous tunes. It has since been covered many times, and is included on the soundtrack for the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers (the song plays over the opening credits, as Jake Blues leaves prison). According to John Belushi’s widow, it was Belushi’s favorite blues song.
The “Katy” refers to the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.
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