ALLIGATOR MAN
©1962 – music and words by John Black and Maria P. Black, ℗ 42nd Street Music Seattle
In the bayou town of Tikiwin
Famous for its alligator skin
There lived a man known around
For the way he knocked the gators down
(Chorus:)
They called him Charles, Charles the alligator man
Charles, Charles the alligator man
Snappin’ their tales as fast as he can
Charles, Charles the alligator man
This man Charles had a girl
Known by the handle of Sweet Sue Pearl
She followed Charles all around
Hollerin' in that bayou town
She hollered…
(Chorus)
One day Charles fought the gator named Jock
Fought him clear ‘round the clock
When the fight was over Charles lay dead
The gator had snapped off Charles head
They hollered...
(Chorus)
The moral of this story is well to note
Don’t ever try to get a gator’s coat
For you may wind up oh so dead
With a gator snappin’ off your head
They’ll holler...
(Chorus)
Poor poor Charles
Poor poor Charles boy
Poor poor Charles
Poor poor Charles boy