Alligator Alley
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[Verse 1] Car broke down in Alligator Alley Trying to run away from Broward County Smoke in the sky, there's no returning Thirty thousand acres of Everglade burning Southern Florida dry as tinder Lightning turned the swamp to cinder Standing by the roadside, thumb in the air Brushing the ashes out of my hair [Chorus 1] Alligator Alley, Alligator Alley No time to sit and dally Everglades burning, Everglades burn Once it's gone there's no return [Verse 2] Get picked up by a girl named Alice Says she's driving clear to Dallas With one last nod at the blazing trees I say drop me off in Nashville please She says what about your automobile I say leave it for someone to steal It don't really run so hot The rods are gone and the brakes are shot [Chorus 1] Alligator Alley, Alligator Alley No time to sit and dally Everglades burning, Everglades burn Once it's gone, there's no return [Verse 3] She said you look like Elvis Presley I said I know it tends to stress me Gives rise to undue expectations And other such-like aggravations Farewell alligators, snakes, and spiders Florida panthers and big black bears Girls named Alice, Lorna, and Sally Goodbye Florida and Alligator Alley [Chorus 1] Alligator Alley, Alligator Alley No time to sit and dally Everglades burning, Everglades burn Once it's gone, there's no return [Chorus 2] Alligator Alley, Alligator Alley No time to sit and dally Everglades burning, Everglades burn Once it's gone, there's no return Once it's gone, there's no return Once it's gone, there's no return
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Credits
- Writers
- Robert Hunter
- Jim Lauderdale