Amos Moses Jerry Reed
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now a[a]mos moses was a cajon
He li[b]ved by himself in the swamp.
He [E7]hunted alligator for a livin'
Ju[E7]st knock 'em in the head with a stump.
RIFF
The Lousisana law gonna get you, Amos!
It ain't legal huntin' alligator down in the swamp, boy!
Wel[a]l, everybody blamed his old man
For [b]makin' him mean as[E7] a snake.
Whe[E7]n Amos Moses was a boy,
D7 HARD
His Daddy would use his for alligator bait.
RIFF
Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp!
Aliigator bait in the Lousisana bayou
About f[F#7]orty-five minutes s[E7]outheast of Thibodeaux, Lo[B7]usisiana
Lived [F#7]a man called Doc Mil[E7]sap and his pretty wife Ha[B7]nna.
Well, they r[F#7]aised up a son who could [D]eat up his weight [E7]in groceries.
OTHER RIFF
Named him after a man of the cloth,
Called him Amos Moses.
Now[B] all the folks around south Louisiana
Said A[Db]mos was a hell of a man.
He could[E7] trap the biggest,
The[E7] meanest alligator,
And just[E7] use one hand.
RIFF
That's all he got left cuz the alligator bit it!
Left arm gone clean up to the elbow!
Well, the S[B]heriff got wind that Amos
Was in the sw[Db]amp tracking alligator skin.
So he sn[E7]uck in the swamp, gonna get the boy.
But he never come out again.
RIFF
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to?
You can sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou!
About forty[F#7]-five minutes southeast of Thib[E7]odeaux, Lous[B7]isiana
Lived a cat[F#7] called Doc Milsap and his pret[E7]ty wife Han[B7]na.
Wel[F#7]l, they raised up a son [D]who could eat up his[E7] weight in groceries.
OTHER RIFF
Named him after a man of the cloth,
Called him Amos Moses.
Set out on 'em Amos.
Make it count, Son!
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Lousisiana...
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