Now Amos Moses was a cajun, He lived by himself in the swamp, He hunted alligator for a livin', Just knock 'em in the head with a stump. The Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos. It ain't legal huntin' alligator 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 would use his for alligator bait. Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp. Aliigator bait in the Louisiana bayou!
About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana Lived a man called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah. Well, they raised up a son who could eat up his weight in groceries Named him after a man of the cloth. Called him Amos Moses.
Now all the folks around south Louisiana Said Amos was a helluva man. He could trap the biggest The meanest alligator And just use one hand. That's all he got left cuz the alligator bit it. Left arm gone clean up to the elbow.
Well, the Sheriff got wind that Amos Was in the swamp trappin' alligator skin So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy But he never come out again. Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to. Well, You can sure get lost in the Louisiana Bayou!
About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana Lived a cat called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah. Well, they raised up a son who could eat up his weight in groceries Named him after a man of the cloth. Called him Amos Moses.