The Everglades

歌詞

He was born and raised around Jacksonville a nice young man not the kind to kill But the jealous fight and the flashing blade Sent him on the run through the everglades Runnin' like the dog through the everglades Well the Possy went in and he came back out And said he'll die and there ain't no doubt It's an eye for a nice so the death is fate he won't last long in the everglades A man can't live in the everglades Where a man can hide and never be found and have no fear of the bayin' hound But he better keep movin' and don't stand still If the skeeters don't get him in the Gatersville If the skeeters don't get him in the Gatersville Now the years went by and his girl was wed his family gave him up for dead But now and then the natives would say they'd seen him runnin' through the everglades Runnin' like the dog through the everglades He'd never heard the news on the radio he was deep in the glades and he'll never know He's runnin' and hidin' doesn't make much sense The jury had ruled it was self defence the jury had ruled it was self defence Now a man can hide...