Lyrics

[Intro] Down in the Bayou Put on your swamp boots, baby We goin' for a ride Down by Black Bayou Bring your camera, baby, we might, might see an alligator or crocodile [Verse 1] I remember the first time my Papa took me down Black Bayou Had bought me a pair of hip boots Well, we was out there walkin' around across on a log, and uh I didn't know anything and uh, I stepped on a log and the log moved And I didn't know what to do, so my Grandpa said "Boy, you stepped on a alligator back" Lotta kids got ate like that [Refrain] I didn't know no better, I was just a kid But this low down thing that my Grandpa did He know I know that he loved me, he wouldn't want me to get hurt But what he did that day was mistake 'cause he used me for alligator bait [Verse 2] When the gator moved, he shot the gun He say, "Boy, you did good" So confusin', I was just a lad But I was old enough to get mad, and I said, "I'm going home and tell my Daddy what you did" When I got home, I told my Daddy what happened And he just laughed, laughed, laughed He say, "Boy, the thing Grandpa did to you When I was a little lad, he did to me too" I ain't goin' back in the jungle You can't get me back to the swamp Far as I'm gon' go is to that oak tree stump That's where they skinned the gator That's where we all sit there and ate her And they laughed, they said "We had a whole lot of fun" But I'm like, "You wouldn't've had it if I'd known what y'all were doin'" So, uh, I ain't goin' back I just thought I'd tell you that [Refrain] Alligator bait Alligator bait I coulda got ate They used me for alligator bait [Outro] That's why I don't hunt today Somebody shoulda told me