The Everglades Lyrics

He was born and raised around Jacksonville
A nice young man, not the kind to kill
But a jealous fight and a flashing blade
Sent him on the run through the Everglades

Running like a dog through the Everglades
Where a man can hide and never be found
And never have fear of the baying hounds
He better keep moving 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

Well the posse went in and it came back out
They said he'll die and there ain't no doubt
It′s an eye for an eye so the debt is paid
He won′t last long in the Everglades

A man can't live in the Everglades
But a man can hide and never be found
And never have fear of the baying hounds
He better keep moving 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

Now the years went by and his girl was wed
His family gave up, they thought he was dead
Now and then the people would say
They had seen him running through the Everglades

Running like a dog through the Everglades
Where a man can hide and never be found
And never have fear of the baying hounds
He better keep moving 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