Amos Moses
Hank WilliamsVersion1
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Now Amos Moses was a Cajun
He lived by himself in the swamp
He hunted alligators for a livin'
He just knock 'em in the head with a stomp
Louisiana law gonna getcha Amos
It ain't legal huntin' alligator down in the swamp now
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 choke him in the swamp
Yeah, alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou.
About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana
Live a man named Doc Milsap and pretty wife Hanna
They raised up a son who could eat 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 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
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Readable chord sheet for Amos Moses by Hank Williams
[G]Now Amos Moses was a Cajun He [A]lived by himself in the [C]swamp He [C]hunted alligators for a livin' He just [C]knock 'em in the head with a [G]stomp [G]Louisiana law gonna getcha Amos It ain't [G]legal huntin' alligator [D]down in the swamp [G]now 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 choke him in the swamp Yeah, alligator bait in the Louisiana Bayou. About [D]45 minutes south[C]east of Thibodaux Loui[G]siana Live a [D]man named Doc Mil[C]sap and pretty wife [G]Hanna They [D]raised up a son who could eat his weight in [C]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 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