Now Amos Moses was a Cajun
He lived by his self in the swamp
He hunted alligator for a livin'
He'd just knock 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 would use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou

Chorus:
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibadoux Louisiana
Lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna
Well, they raised up a son that could
eat up his weight in groceries
Named him after a man of the cloth
Called him Amos Moses

Now the folks around south Louisiana
Said Amos was a helluva man
He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator
and just use one hand
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Left arm gone clean up to the elbow

Well the sheriff caught 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

Chorus:
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibadoux Louisiana
Lived a cat called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna
Well, they raised up a son that could
eat up his weight in groceries
Named him after a man of the cloth
Called him Amos Moses

set out on 'em Amos
Make it count son

Chorus:
About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibadoux Louisiana
Lived a cat called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna
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