Amos Moses
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Spoken Here come Amos.
G
Now Amos Moses was a Cajun
A C
He lived by himself in the swamp
C
He hunted alligators for a livin'
C G
He just knock 'em in the head with a stump
Louisiana law gonna getcha Amos
G D G
It ain't legal huntin' alligator down in the swamp boy
Well everyone blamed his ol' 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 neck and shove him in the swamp
Yeah, alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
Bridge:
D C G
About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana
D C G
Lived a man named Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna
D C
They raised up a son who could eat up his weight in grocerieeees
Spoken: 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, meanest alligator
And just use one hand
That's all he got left 'cause the alligator bit it hahaha
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, wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to
Now you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou
Bridge
Spoken: Sit down on 'em Amos
Bridge
Hahahaha
Spoken: His name is Amos Moses
Amos Amos Amos Moses
Hahahaha
Spoken: His name is Amos Moses
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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