Now, Amos Moses was a Cajun
He lived by his self in the swamp
He hunted alligator for livinâ
He just knocked âem in the head with a stump
Louisiana law gonna get you Amos
It ainât legal huntinâ alligators down in the swamp boy
Now, everybody blamed his old man
For makinâ him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddyâd use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his neck and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
Jerry Reed - Amos Moses
Now, Amos Moses was a Cajun
He lived by his self in the swamp
He hunted alligator for livin’
He just knocked ‘em in the head with a stump
Louisiana law gonna get you Amos
It ain’t legal huntin’ alligators down in the swamp boy
Now, everybody blamed his old man
For makin’ him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddy’d use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his neck and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
Jerry Reed - Amos Moses