Jerry Reed - The ballad of gator mcklusky

^EHe was raised in the swamp ^EIn the back of a slough ^EHe grew up eatin' rattlesnake^G meat ^A7And drinkin' homemade brew ^ENow folks here about call him Gator ^EAnd everybody knows him well ^EMeanest man ever to hit the s^Gwamp ^A7Folks swear he come straight outta hell ^EWell Gator Mcklusky sittin' on a stump ^EHammer pulled back on a twelve gauge pump ^EWatchin' that swamp lookin' out for the ^A law While he ma^Gke the best corn liquor you e^Aver saw ^E(Rock gut whiskey...) ^EWhile he's makin' that mash he watches and he looks ^EOld Gator he knows that swamp like a book ^ESomethin' out there movin' Gator whaddaya s^Aee Ain't noth^Gin' but the snakes and the gat^Aors and me ^B7 E^Everything's okey-dokey in the Okefenokee ^B7 That sheriff ain't snoo^Epin' around So co^A7ok that moonshine do^Gwn 'Til it's go^B7od and clear Ev^Eerything's okey-dokey in the Okefenokee ^B7 That sheriff he'd so^A7on mess around w^Eith

Than to g^Get his self lon^G/Bg messin' around in her^A7e ^{E E}One day he was cookin' some mash he was almost done W^Ehen they spotted the law and they had to run So^E he headed for the swamp and they ^A followed him in But the la^Gw might as well been a-chas^Ain' the wind ^E(Look out for that snake, sheriff...) We^Ell they chased on back through the muck and the slime To^E the back of that swamp where the sun don't shine Bu^Et the law won't never catch Gator my fri^Aend 'Ca^Guse he knows that swamp like the ^A back of his hand ^B7 Wat^Ech out boys old smokey's in the Okefenokee ^B7 The sheriff's out there sno^Gopin' around So shu^At that business d^Gown And let's disap^B7pear L^Eook out boys old smokey's in the Okefenokee ^B7 But that sheriff he's re^Aally gonna catch the d^Eevil If he ke^Geps on snoop^G/Bin' around in here^A7 (G^Eator's in the swamp, sheriff...) (G^Eo get him...) (I^Ef you can...) (Car^Eeful, sheriff...)