Got a snake in your boot and a ‘gator’s after you,
chasing you ‘round his ol’ bayou,
Hound dogs howlin’ smell the fear in the air,
need to stop and breathe but the ‘gator don’t care,
dead or alive somethin’s gonna get you, only two ways out o’ this ol’ bayou,
better run, you better run,
didn’t do the shootin’ but the witness don’t care,
must have been you, you’re not from around here,
someone got a rope and they’re lookin’ for you,
hounds on the trail, now what ya’ gonna do,
Sherriff’s got a gun and he’s chasing’ after you, only two ways out o’ this ol bayou,
better run, you better run,
Snake in your boot and a ‘gator’s after you, only two ways out of this old bayou,
dead or alive, somethin’s gonna get you, yeah,
Tryin’ to climb a mangrove, reach for the sky,
hounds howlin’ up at you, sheriff standing by,
yeah he didn’t see the ‘gator sneakin’ up from behind,
took the sheriff down, now the hounds are runnin’ wild,
Sheriff didn’t come back from the ol’ bayou, now the gang needs a hangin’ and-
they’re chasin’ after you, better run, you better run,
Snake in your boot and a ‘gator’s after you, only two ways out of this old bayou,
dead or alive, somethin’s gonna get you, yeah,
Got a snake in your boot and a ‘gator’s after you,
chasing you ‘round his ol’ bayou,
Hound dogs howlin’ smell the fear in the air,
need to stop and breathe but the ‘gator don’t care,
dead or alive somethin’s gonna get you, only two ways out o’ this ol’ bayou,
better run, you better run,
Snake in your boot and a ‘gator’s after you, only two ways out of this old bayou,
dead or alive, somethin’s gonna get you better run,
you better run, you better run, you better ru-u-un,(pause) you better run.