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Amos Moses
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Amos Moses was released on February 20, 2001 by Buddha Records as a part of the album RCA Country Legends: Jerry Reed (Remastered)
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2001
LabelBuddha Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM105
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yeah, here comes Amos
Now Amos Moses was a Cajun
He lived by himself in the swamp
He hunted alligator for a living
He'd just knock them in the head with a stump
The Louisiana law gonna get you, Amos
It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy
[Verse 2]
Now everybody blamed his old man
For making him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddy would use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his base and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
[Verse 3]
About forty-five minutes southeast of Tippitoe, Louisiana
Lived a man called Doc Mills South and his pretty wife, Hannah
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, yeah
[Verse 4]
Now the folks around south Louisiana
Said Amos was a hell of a man
He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator
And just use one hand
That's all he got left 'cause an alligator bit it
Left arm gone clean up to the elbow
[Verse 5]
Well, the sheriff caught wind that Amos
Was in the swamp trapping alligator skin
So he snuck in the swamp, gonna get the boy
But he never come out again
Well, I wonder what the Louisiana sheriff went to
Well, you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou
[Verse 6]
About forty-five minutes southeast of Tippitoe, Louisiana
Lived a man called Doc Mills South and his pretty wife, Hannah
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
[Verse 7]
Sit down on 'em, Amos!
Make it count, son!
About forty-five minutes southeast of Tippitoe, Louisiana
Lived a man called Doc Mills South and his pretty wife, Hannah...
Written by: Jerry R. Hubbard

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