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Dangerous Critter
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
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Late one night, as I sat on my porch
A great big lump came in my throat
There was a great big splash
I asked myself, "What in the world was that?"
I turned on the light, boy, what a fright
To see the water churn that late at night
He was a dangerous critter
(He's a dangerous critter)
He was a dangerous critter
(He was a dangerous critter)
He was a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou
There laid a ten-foot alligator waiting for the kill
And when he saw me, he laid very, very still
His head was about, uh, three feet long
He could have taken off any big man's arm
He looked at me, and I looked at him
Meanwhile, he was giving me that hungry grin
His teeth were sharp, and his eyes were red
Any closer, I'll be dead, dead, dead
He's a dangerous critter
(He's a dangerous critter)
He was a dangerous critter
(He was a dangerous critter)
He's a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou
I was upstairs, and, uh, he was down
I had never seen one that big around
So I wouldn't go down, and he couldn't come up
'Cause he could have eaten me in one big gulp
The guy next door called me and said, "Where's that gator?
I wants to pet his head"
I said, "Go on, buddy, pet that gator
And you'll be dead, dead, dead"
He's a dangerous critter
(He's a dangerous critter)
Ooh, dangerous critter
(He was a dangerous critter)
He's a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou
If you touch that gator, there'll be one thing I know
The rest of your body will be going to an undertaker's door
'Cause there's one thing I can tell you, and it's true
He's the most dangerous critter on the bayou
He's a dangerous critter
(He's a dangerous critter)
He's a dangerous critter
(He was a dangerous critter)
He's a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou
(He's a dangerous critter)
Dangerous critter
(He was a dangerous critter)
Dangerous critter
(He was a dangerous critter)
Alligator on the bayou