| He was born and raised around Jacksonville
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| A nice young man 'bout the kind to kill
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| But the jealous fight and the flashing blades
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| Sent him on the run through the everglades.
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| Running like the dog through the everglades.
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| Where a man can hide and never be found
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| And never have fear of the baying hounds
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| Better keep movin' don’t stand still
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| If the skeeters don’t get him in Gatersville.
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| If the skeeters don’t get him in the Gatersville.
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| --- Instrumental ---
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| Well, the posse went in and they came back out
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| And said he’ll die and there ain’t no doubt
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| It’s an eye for an eye the debt is paid
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| It won’t last long in the everglades
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| A man can’t live in the everglades.
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| But a man can hide and never be found
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| And never have fear of the baying hounds
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| Better keep movin' don’t stand still
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| If the skeeters don’t get him in Gatersville.
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| If the skeeters don’t get him in the Gatersville.
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| --- Instrumental ---
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| Now the years went by and his girl was wed
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| His family gave up they thought he was dead
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| Now and then the people would say
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| They had seen him runnin' through the everglades
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| Runnin' like the dog through the everglades.
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| Where a man can hide and never be found
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| And never have fear of the baying hounds
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| Better keep movin' don’t stand still
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| If the skeeters don’t get him in Gatersville.
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| If the skeeters don’t get him in the Gatersville… |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Everglades , by - Waylon Jennings. Song from the album Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan Howard in Stereo, in the genre Кантри