He was born
and raised around Jacksonville
A nice young man, not the kind to kill
But a jealous fight, a flashing blade
Sent him on the run to the Everglades
Running like a dog through
the Everglades
Now the posse went in
and they come back out
They said he'd die and
there ain't no doubt
It's an eye for an eye, the debt is paid
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 bayonet hound
But he'd better keep a -movin'
and don't stand still
The skeeters don't get him
and the gators will
If the skeeters don't get him
then the gators will
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 a running through the Everglades
Running like a dog through
the Everglades
Now he never heard the news on the radio
He was deep in the glades
and you'll never know
He's running in a hide
and didn't make much sense.
The jury had ruled it was self -defense
The jury had ruled it was self -defense
Where a man can hide
and never be found
And have no fear of the bayonet hound
But he'd better keep a -movin'
and don't stand still
If the Skeeters don't get him,
then the Gators will
If the Skeeters don't get him,
then the Gators will