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Amos Moses

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[Intro Chords]
|  A7|   |   |  A7|
Yeah!  Here comes Amos!
[Verse 1]
A7Now Amos Moses was a Cajun
B7He lived by hisself in the D7swamp 
He D7hunted alligator for a living
D7He'd just knock them in the head with a stump (Stop)
The A7Louisiana law gonna get you Amos
A7It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp boy
[Verse 2]
A7Now everyone blamed his old man 
for B7making him mean as a D7snake
When D7Amos Moses was a boy 
His daddy would use him for alligator bait (Stop)
Tie a A7rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp   Ha ha ha
A7Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
[Chorus]
About foErty-five minutes southeD7ast of Thibodeaux LouisiA7ana
Lived a Eman called Dr. MilD7sap and his pretty wife HaA7nnah
Well, they raEised up a son that could eCat up his weight in gD7roceries
D7Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses   YA7eah
[Verse 3]
A7Now all the folks around south Louisiana
B7said Amos was a hell of a D7man
D7He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator 
D7and just use one hand (Stop) 
That's A7all he got left cause the alligator bit it  Ha ha ha
A7Left arm gone clear up to the elbow
[Verse 4]
A7Well the sheriff got wind that Amos 
was up in the sB7wamp trapping alligator skD7ins
D7So he snuck in the swamp gonna get the boy
D7but he never come out again (Stop)
A7Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to   Heh heh
A7Well you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou
[Chorus]
About Eforty-five minutes south of D7Thibodeaux A7Louisiana
Lived Ea cat called Dr. MilsD7ap and his pretty wife HanA7nah
They Eraised up a son who could Ceat his weight in D7groceries.
D7(Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses)A7  
A7Sit down on, 'em, Amos.  Make it count son.
About Eforty-five minutes south of D7ThibodeauA7x Louisiana
Lived Ea man called Dr. MilsD7ap and his pretty wife HanA7nah.
They Eraised up a son that coulCd eat his weight iD7n groceries.
D7(Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses)A7  

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Amos Moses

by Jerry Reed

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro Chords]

A7 A7

| | | | |

Yeah! Here comes Amos!

[Verse 1]

Now Amos Moses was a Cajun

B7 D7

He lived by hisself in the swamp

He hunted alligator for a living

He'd just knock them in the head with a stump (Stop)

The Louisiana law gonna get you Amos

It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp boy

[Verse 2]

Now everyone blamed his old man

B7 D7

for making him mean as a snake

When Amos Moses was a boy

His daddy would use him for alligator bait (Stop)

Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp Ha ha ha

Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou

[Chorus]

E D7 A7

About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux Louisiana

E D7 A7

Lived a man called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah

E C D7

Well, they raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries

D7 A7

Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses Yeah

[Verse 3]

Now all the folks around south Louisiana

B7 D7

said Amos was a hell of a man

He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator

and just use one hand (Stop)

That's all he got left cause the alligator bit it Ha ha ha

Left arm gone clear up to the elbow

[Verse 4]

Well the sheriff got wind that Amos

B7 D7

was up in the swamp trapping alligator skins

So he snuck in the swamp gonna get the boy

but he never come out again (Stop)

Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to Heh heh

Well you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou

[Chorus]

E D7 A7

About forty-five minutes south of Thibodeaux Louisiana

E D7 A7

Lived a cat called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah

E C D7

They raised up a son who could eat his weight in groceries.

D7 A7

(Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses)

Sit down on, 'em, Amos. Make it count son.

E D7 A7

About forty-five minutes south of Thibodeaux Louisiana

E D7 A7

Lived a man called Dr. Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah.

E C D7

They raised up a son that could eat his weight in groceries.

D7 A7

(Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses)

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