Amos Moses Tab by Jerry Reed
Intro 1
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Yeah, here comes Amos Now
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Verse 1
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Amos Moses was a Cajun
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He lived by himself in the swamp
He hunted alligator for a living
He'd just knock them
in the head with a stump
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The Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos
It ain't legal hunting alligator down
in the swamp, boy
Verse 2
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Now everyone blamed his old man
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For making him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddy would use him
for alligator bait
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Tie a rope around his base
and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
Bridge 1
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About forty-five minutes
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southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana
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Lived a man called Doc Millsap
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and his pretty wife Hannah
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Well, they raised up a son
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that could eat up his weight in groceries
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Named him after a man of the cloth
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Called him Amos Moses
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Now the
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Verse 3
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folks from down south Louisiana
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Said Amos was a hell of a man
He could trap the biggest,
the meanest alligator
And he'd just use one hand
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That's all he got left
'cause an alligator bit it
Left arm gone clear up to the elbow
Verse 4
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Well the sheriff caught wind that Amos
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Was in the swamp trapping alligator skin
So he snuck in the swamp to gon'
and get the boy
But he never come out again
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Well, I wonder
where the Louisiana sheriff went to
Well, you can sure get lost
in the Louisiana bayou
Outro 1
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About forty-five minutes
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southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana
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Lived a cat called Doc Millsap
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and his pretty wife Hannah
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Well, they raised up a son
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that could eat up his weight in groceries
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Named him after a man of the cloth
Called him Amos Moses
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Sit down on 'em Amos!
Make it count son
[Repeat and fade]
Amos Moses
Jerry Reed
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