Jerry Reed

[fox69]

"Amos Moses"

"Amos Moses"



Yeah here comes Amos
Now Amos Moses was a Cajun he lived by himself in the swamp
He hunted alligators for a livin' he’d just knock 'em in the head with a stump
The Louisiana law's gonna get ya Amos
It ain't legal huntin' alligators down in the swamp boy
Now everybody blames his old man for makin' him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy his daddy would use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp ha ha ha
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
About forty five minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana
Lived a man called Doc Millsap and his pretty wife Hannah
Well they raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groc'ries
Named him after the man of the cloth called him Amos Moses
Yeah ha ha

Now all the folks around south Louisiana said Amos was a hell of a man
He could trap the biggest the meanest alligator and just use one hand
That's all he got left cause the alligator bit him ha ha ha
Left arm gone clean up to the elbow
Well the sheriff got wind that Amos was in the swamp trappin' alligator skins
So he snuck in the swamp gonna get the boy but he never come out again
Well I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to
Well you can sure get lost in the Louisiana bayou
About forty five minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana
Lived a cat called Doc Millsap and his pretty wife Hannah
Well they raised up a son that could eat up his weight in groc'ries
Named him after a man of the cloth called him Amos Moses
Sit down on 'em Amos make it count son
About forty five minutes southeast of Thibodaux Louisiana
Lived a cat called Doc Millsap and his pretty wife Hannah

 

[fox69]

"Another Puff"

"Another Puff"



I know there's a lot of talk going around today
About cigarette smoke and whittlin' your life away
I've seen it and I've heard it so many times
That finally it just started to pray on my mind
I guess it scared me a little bit
That's why I decided I was going to quit
So while I was sitting here forming my battle plan
I took another puff and turned on the fan
I just sat there in my easy chair
And thought of all the money I've wasted on cigarettes all these years
I thought how I'd spend the rest of my days
After I kick this habit my body craves
I said to myself this ain't gonna be so tough
And with that little bit of insurance I took another puff

I took a puff I puffed then I ripped off another puff
I decided I about had about enough
That breaking this habit won't be too tough
Now I gave a lot of thought to this thing
If I didn't smoke cigarettes I'd feel just like a king
Besides with the price going up every day
I knew I was just throwing all my good money away
You know I ain't lit one in an hour or so
Just wanted to make sure I could quit you know
I was thinking maybe I ought to write all this down
And put it in a song kinda circulate it around
Can't ever tell it might make a hit not after they call a little bit
Can you imagine me a hit songwriter
Now where'd I put that cigarette lighter
After all it's a habit and a habit you can break
Just a little bit of willpower son that's all it takes
I said to myself you gotta be tough
And with that little bitty wisdom I took another puff

I took a puff and I puffed then I ripped off another puff

I decided boy this ain’t gonna be tough besides I'd just about had enough
I'm about ready to quit this rotten habit anyway
Oh I think they ought to take it off the television it looks too good
I like them skinny ones with the filter
Give it to me give it to me take a rest
I say if I quit smoking what'll I do maybe I'll eat
Maybe I'll eat cigarettes
Oh I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it
Chester B don't smoke he smokes logs
Makes you laugh funny too oh my throat's scratching
Lord I wish I could think of something bad to say about cigarettes
Boo on cigarettes ha ha ha
Don't smoke don't smoke don't smoke
You quit smokin' that'll leave more for me
I love it I love it no I don't love cigarettes
Don’t misunderstand me I hate cigarettes
Makes you cough when you don't smoke it makes you shake
I don't know what's worse to shake or to cough
I think I'll make me a cough shake
Son did you ever smoke oh I remember one time I quit smoking
I quit for three months
My wife left me so did my children she took my house and left
It was a mobile home ha ha

 

[fox69]

"Are You From Dixie"

"Are You From Dixie"



Well hello there neighbor how do you do
There's something I'd like to say to you
Are you from my homeland my sunny homeland
Now tell me friend could it be
Yeah well alright

Are you from Dixie you're from Dixie
Well this old boy's from Dixie too
Ha ha listen are you from Dixie I said from Dixie
Where all them fields of cotton Lord they beckon to me
Well I say how be ya my it's good to see ya neighbor
And how's all them friends back home I long to see

Well if you're from Alabama Tennessee or Caroline
Anyplace below that Mason Dixon line
Then you're from Dixie hurray for Dixie
Cause this old boy's from Dixie too

Well if you're from Louisiana Mississippi Alabama West Virginia Tennessee or Caroline
Just any little place below that Mason Dixon line
Then you're from Dixie hurray hurray for Dixie
Cause this old boy he's from Dixie too

Yes if you're from Louisiana Mississippi Alabama...

 

[fox69]

"Aunt Maudie's Fun Garden"

"Aunt Maudie's Fun Garden"



Aunt Maudie's fun garden Aunt Maudie's fun garden
Aunt maudie's fun garden it's the talk of the town
Aunt Maudie's fun garden Aunt Maudie's fun garden
Aunt Maudie ain't never gonna live it down

Well Aunt Maudie has a garden there she toils and labors
Every night she turns on her light and sometimes a few of her neighbors
Smoke pours from her parlor to the yards of the elite
Well the girls and boys make a lots of noise but nobody moves to another street hey

Aunt Maudie's fun garden Aunt Maudie's fun garden...

Well one night I heard a siren her garden was on fire
Children scurryin' people hurryin' in their sleepin' attire
Folks started breathin' deeply but nobody showed concern
And the only sound as they gathered round was burn baby burn

Well you oughta seen the fire chief when he saw his volunteers
Roastin' weenies standin' singin' hey the Gang's All Here
And all them wealthy people wearin' grins from ear to ear
Victims of the accidental atmosphere

Of Aunt Maudie's fun garden Aunt Maudie's fun garden...

Well Aunt Maudie she got busted but instead of doin' time
The judge had her committed and he covered up her crime
Her folks dug up the garden they cleared the whole thing out
Aunt Maudie's gone but still around home the folks keep talkin' about

Hey hey Aunt Maudie's fun garden Aunt Maudie's fun garden...

 

[fox69]

"Baby We're Really In Love"

"Baby We're Really In Love"



Well if you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you
Then baby we're really in love
If you're happy with me like I'm happy with you
Then Cupid just give us a shove
If you're thinkin' bout me like I'm thinkin' bout you
Then I know what you're thinkin' of
So if you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you
Then baby we're really in love

Now everybody thinks I'm plumb crazy
And honey I ain't feelin' too sure
But there ain't nothin' wrong with me honey
That a whole lotta love won't cure
If you're meant for me like I'm meant for you
Then baby we fit like a glove
So if you're lovin' me like I'm lovin' you
Then baby we're really in love

Well now everybody thinks I've gone crazy...

 

[fox69]

"Back Home In Georgia"

"Back Home In Georgia"



Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Livin' in a five room suite air conditioned and central heat
Fourteen floors above the traffic's roar
Gazin' out a penthouse view got a built-in bar a color TV too
In all my dreams I never asked for more

But I find I was wrong in dreamin' where all my plans and all my schemin'
Just ain't brought this old boy peace of mind
And this fancy world that I'm a part of somehow don’t have the heart of
The place called home that I left far behind

And I wish I was back home in Georgia back home in Georgia
Instead of this big old city all alone
Yes I wish I was back home in Georgia back home in Georgia
Where there's a little more understandin' and the world ain’t so demandin'
And my baby waits for me to come back home

I promised her I'd be back in fancy clothes a big Cadillac
And make her queen of all that I surveyed
But every time I think I'm free well there's another mountain callin' me
And I'm stuck back here for another lonely day

Yes I wish I was back home in Georgia...

 

[fox69]

"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"



Well the south side of Chicago is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there you better just beware of a man they call Leroy Brown
Now Leroy's more than trouble you see he stands only bout six foot four
All the downtown ladies they call him Treetop Lover all the men they just call him sir

And it's bad bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Now Leroy he's a gambler and he really likes his fancy clothes
He likes to wear his damned diamond rings on his fingers under everybody's nose
He got a custom Continental he's got a Eldorado too
He got a .32 gun in his pocket just for fun and a razor blade in his shoe

And he's bad bad Leroy Brown...

Now Friday night bout a week ago Leroy shootin' some dice
And at the edge of the bar sat a gal named Doris and ooh that girl looked nice
Well he cast his eyes upon her and the trouble it soon began
Ol' Leroy Brown he learned a lesson bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man

And he's bad bad Leroy Brown...

Well the two men squared off and took to fightin' and when they pulled 'em both offa the floor
Ol' Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone

And he's bad bad Leroy Brown...
And he's bad bad Leroy Brown...

 

[fox69]

"Bandit"

"Bandit"



They call you the bandit an outlaw untamed
Shackled only by freedom you wear no man's chain
Some say they despise you well maybe they do
But deep down inside them I bet they wish they were you

Bandit you're reckless and you live much too hard
Bandit you're the joker in the deal of the cards
You're a legend to the old man a hero to the child
Bandit steal a lady's heart with only a smile

They call you the Bandit they call you the Bandit
They call you the Bandit they call you the Bandit

 

[fox69]

"Banjo Man"

"Banjo Man"



Banjo man banjo man
Would you play some for my friends
They got the blues that just won’t end
And you could make 'em laugh again
With your Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Kick off your boots and play for hours
Banjo man you found the power to keep us smilin'
So would you stay and play for us awhile
Banjo man

Banjo man banjo man
Oh I love the way you play
And could you teach me how someday
Then I could make these feelings stay
Here with my good friends

We'll throw off our shoes and we'll dance for hours
Banjo man you found the power to keep us smilin'
So would you play for us awhile
Banjo man

Banjo man banjo man
You could make us feel so nice
Play old Rocky Top once or twice
In a song to break the ice and just keep us dancin'

Kick off your boots and play for hours...

 

[fox69]

"Barbara Allen"

"Barbara Allen"



In Scarlet Town where I was born there was a fair maid dwelling
Made every youth cry well a day and her name was Barbara Allen

Twas in the merry month of May when green buds they were swelling
Sweet William on his death bed lay for the love of Barbara Allen

He sent his servant to the town to the place where she was dwelling
Cried master bid you to his his side if your name be Barbara Allen

Slowly slowly she got up slowly she went to nigh him
And when she pulled the curtain back said young man I think you're dying

Oh yes I'm sick I'm very sick and I will be no better
Until I've had the love of one the love of Barbara Allen

Father father go dig my grave dig it deep deep and narrow
Sweet William died for me today I'll die for him tomorrow

They buried her in the old courtyard sweet William's grave was nigh her
And from his heart there grew a rose and from her heart grew a briar

They grew and grew up the courtyard wall till they could grow no higher
Then grew as one to part no more the red red rose and the briar
The red red rose and the briar