The Everglades - Waylon Jennings

He was born and raised around Jacksonville

A nice young man 'bout the kind to kill

But the jealous fight and the flashing blades

Sent him on the run through the everglades.

Running like the dog through the everglades.

Where a man can hide and never be found

And never have fear of the baying hounds

Better keep movin' don’t stand still

If the skeeters don’t get him in Gatersville.

If the skeeters don’t get him in the Gatersville.

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Well, the posse went in and they came back out

And said he’ll die and there ain’t no doubt

It’s an eye for an eye the debt is paid

It 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

Better keep movin' don’t stand still

If the skeeters don’t get him in Gatersville.

If the skeeters don’t get him in the Gatersville.

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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 runnin' through the everglades

Runnin' like the dog through the everglades.

Where a man can hide and never be found

And never have fear of the baying hounds

Better keep movin' don’t stand still

If the skeeters don’t get him in Gatersville.

If the skeeters don’t get him in the Gatersville…