Gator Hide

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, alligator skins and crocodile hides And the good ol' boys and their Southern brides And the city folk come for the lure of the bounty But they don't come back 'cause the sheriff of the country Is Buford T. Jefferson Davis III And I'm only here to warn you if you haven't heard [Chorus] About gator hides And a sheriff's pride In the Everglades They got mirrored shades "You ain't from around here, are you, boy?" [Verse 2] He's a good ol' boy but he ain't no good He'll bust your head on a stump like splittin' wood Got a story of his own, though he ain't askin' for pity Saw his folks shot dead for twelve dollars in the city Now Buford was orphaned by the city at ten Put a chip on his shoulder the size of Gentle Ben [Chorus] He's gator hide And a sheriff's pride In the Everglades They got mirrored shades They'll say, "Well, you ain't from around here, are you? Well, you ain't from around here, are you, boy? Well, you ain't from around here, are you? No, you ain't from around here, are you?" [Verse 3] Hunted ten thousand islands, drank ten thousand beers Wanted ten thousand dollars, got ten thousand years So I drank myself blind on a homemade solution As my body rots away in a penal institution So if you come for the gators, let me give you a clue The sheriff of the county's got it in for you [Chorus] He's gator hide And a sheriff's pride In the Everglades They got mirrored shades They'll say, "Well, you ain't from around here, are you? Well, you ain't from around here, are you, boy? Well, you ain't from around here, are you? No, you ain't from around here, are you?" [Verse 1] Well, alligator skins and crocodile hides And the good ol' boys and their Southern brides And the city folk come for the lure of the bounty But they don't come back 'cause the sheriff of the country Is Buford T. Jefferson Davis III And I'm only here to warn you if you haven't heard [Chorus] About gator hides And a sheriff's pride In the Everglades They got mirrored shades They'll say, "Well, you ain't from around here, are you? Well, you ain't from around here, are you, boy? Well, you ain't from around here, are you? No, you ain't from around here, are you, boy?"