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Now A mos Mo South ses was a Ca jun.
was in He (B7)lived mos by him self li in the (D7)swamp.
He He hunt ed al li ga tor for a liv in’.
his dad He’d just knock ’em in the head li with a (CN.C.)stump.
Tie The (A7)Loui si an a law si gon na get you, A mos.
swamp.
it.
It ain’t can le gal hunt in’ al li ga tor down si in the swamp, boy.
Now, ev ’ry bod wind y blamed his old man was in for (B7)mak mos in’ him mean li as a (D7)snake.
So, When A in mos Mo gest, ses was a boy, est al li dy would use him just for al one ga tor (CN.C.)bait.
That’s a (A7)rope a round his waist si ’cause and throw him in the bit it.
Well, you can Al li ga tor bait li in the Loui to an a bay ou.
Well, the
A bout (E)for ty five min utes south east of Thi bo daux, Loui si (A)an a
lived a (E)man called Doc Mill (D)South and his pret ty wife (A7)Han nah.
Well, they (E)raised up a son that could (C)eat up his weight in gro ceries.
(D7sus)Named him af ter a man of the cloth,
called him A mos Mo
ses.
Now, the Said I don’t know no A mos.
Make it count, son.
This page shows “Amos Moses” by Jerry Reed in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.