Interpret:

Waylon Jennings

Album:

Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan

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.


[Instrumental]


 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.


[Instrumental]


 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...