Primus — Amos Moses

[Intro] Yeah Here comes Amos [Verse 1] Amos Moses was a Cajun And lived by himself in the swamp Hunting alligator for a living He used to knock 'em on the head with a stump The Louisiana law's gonna get you, Amos It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy [Verse 2] Now everybody blamed his old man For raising 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 on the Louisiana bayou [Chorus] 'Bout 45 minutes Southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana There lived a man called Duck Bill Sam And his pretty wife Hannah They raised up a son that could Eat up his weight in groceries Named him after a man of the cloth They called him Amos Moses [Verse 3] Yeah Now folks in South Louisiana Said Amos was a helluva man He could trap the biggest, meanest alligator He only had to use one hand That's all he got left 'Cause the alligator bit him Left arm gone, clean up to the elbow [Verse 4] Well, the Sheriff got wind that Amos was in the swamp hunting alligator skin So he hid in the swamp, I'm gonna get you, boy He never did come out again Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to? Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou [Chorus] 'Bout 45 minutes Southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana There lived a man called Duck Bill Sam And his pretty wife Hannah They raised up a son that could Eat up his weight in groceries Named him after a man of the cloth They called him Amos Moses [Outro] Sit down on 'em, Amos Make it count, son Here comes Amos Yeah Yeah Get down at 'em, boy