Sleepy alligator in the noonday sun Lying by the river just like he usually done (oh no) Call for his whiskey He can call for his tea Call all he want to (now) but he can’t call me
Oh no, well I been there before (There before) And I’m not coming back around There no more (There no more) Hold up, waiting for a windy day
Creepy alligator coming all around the bend Talking ’bout the times when we was mutual friends I’ll check my memory and I will check it quick Yes I will (yes I will) I’ll check it running some old kind of trick
Whoa no Oh no, well I been there before And I ain’t coming back around there no more No I’m not
(Burn down the Fillmore, gas the Avalon) (Turn on the hippies, leave the heat alone) (Bird shit over on the avenue)
Riding down the river in an old canoe A bunch of bugs and an old tennis shoe Out of the river all ugly and green The biggest old alligator that I have ever seen Teeth big and pointy and his eyes were bugging out (Were bugging out) Contract the union, put the beggars to rout Screaming and yelling, he was picking his chops He never run, he just stumbles and hops Just out of prison on six dollars bail Mumblin’ bitches and wagging his tail
Come on everybody Get up and dance, it won’t ruin ya Alligator running ’round my door Alligator running ’round my door Alligator running ’round my door Alligator running ’round my door Alligator’s creepy friend Been crawling ’round my cabin floor Been comin’ around to bother me some more Alligator! Alligator!