The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Amos Moses

Amos Moses was a Cajun And lived by himself in the swamp
Hunting alligator for a living Knock 'em on the head with a stump
The Louisiana law's gonna get you, Amos
It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy
Now everybody blamed his old man for raising him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy, his Daddy would use him as alligator bait
Tie a rope around his waist, throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait on the Louisiana bayou

Just about 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana
There lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah
They raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries
Named him after a man of the cloth They called him Amos Moses

Now folks in South Louisiana said Amos was a helluva man
He could trap the biggest, meanest alligator He only had to use one hand
That's all he got left cause the alligator bit him Ha ha
Left arm gone clean up to the elbow

Just about 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana
There lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah
They raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries
Named him after a man of the cloth They called him Amos Moses

Here comes Amos
And you should have seen his pretty wife, Hannah

Well, the Sheriff got wind that Amos was in the swamp hunting alligator skin
So he hid in the swamp, I'm gonna get you boy
He never did come out again
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou

Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou

Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou
Amos Moses was a Cajun And lived by himself in the swamp
Hunting alligator for a living Knock 'em on the head with a stump
The Louisiana law's gonna get you, Amos
It ain't legal hunting alligator down in the swamp, boy
Now everybody blamed his old man for raising him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy, his Daddy would use him as alligator bait
Tie a rope around his waist, throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait on the Louisiana bayou

Just about 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana
There lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah
They raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries
Named him after a man of the cloth They called him Amos Moses

Now folks in South Louisiana said Amos was a helluva man
He could trap the biggest, meanest alligator He only had to use one hand
That's all he got left cause the alligator bit him Ha ha
Left arm gone clean up to the elbow

Just about 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana
There lived a man called Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hannah
They raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groceries
Named him after a man of the cloth They called him Amos Moses

Here comes Amos
And you should have seen his pretty wife, Hannah

Well, the Sheriff got wind that Amos was in the swamp hunting alligator skin
So he hid in the swamp, I'm gonna get you boy
He never did come out again
Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou

Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou

Well, I wonder where the Louisiana Sheriff went to
Sure can get lost in the Louisiana bayou
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Amos Moses

Recently unearthed footage of SAHB, lifted from the 70's German TV show Pop Scope. Maybe rescued originally from the BBC's cutting room floor?

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Amos Moses

The Sensational Alex Harvey Bands' song "Amos Moses" from their album SAHB Stories (1976)

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Amos Moses

The Sensational Alex Harvey Bands' song "Amos Moses" from their album SAHB Stories(1976)

The Sensational Alex Harvey Tribute Band - Amos Moses - Live @ Rockers April 2010

Recorded Live at Rockers, Glasgow on 9th April 2010 NEWS!!! For all SAHB & Alex fans out there! Please see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCMVz20Yl4 ...

Not!......The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Amos Moses @ The Voodoo Rooms 20-9-15

NOT!!!....The Sensational Alex Harvey Band performing "Amos Moses" live in Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms on 20-9-15. Not SAHB describe themselves as a rock ...

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band