Mama saw an alligator crawling thru the backyard Knockin' over garbage cans Popa said, "Son, get that old shotgun And we'll put him in the frying pan" After the fight when the skillet got right We all had a family feast I remember it well it was a night of hell Catchin' that son of a beast Me and brother Bob was out chasing wild hogs Down in the Louisiana swamp We caught him in a trap but he fought his way out We ran him in an old hollow stomp He was razor blade sharp, snappin' in the dark Tryin'a eat us up with his teeth Yeah, he was bad to the bone, we finally got him home He was one mean son of a beast You got to know how to slit thru the fog To survive in the Bayou You got to be sharper than a Hawk eye When the alligator makes his move You got to be a hunter like an old swamp cat Climbing up in a Cyprus tree You got to be quicker and a whole lot slicker Than a Louisiana son of a beast You got to know how to slit thru the fog To survive in the Bayou You got to be sharper than a Hawk eye When the alligator makes his move You got to be a hunter like an old swamp cat Climbing up in a Cyprus tree You got to be quicker and a whole lot slicker Than a Louisiana son of a beast Yeah, you got to be quicker and a whole lot slicker Than a Louisiana son of a beast