Everglades

He was born and raised around Jacksonville
Yes, a nice young man not the kind to kill
But the jealous fight and the flashing blade
Sent him on the run through the Everglades

Now he's runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
He's just runnin' like a dog through the Everglades

Well, they chased him in and he came back out
And said he'll die, there ain't no doubt
An eye for an eye, that's just his fate
Man can't live in the Everglades

He's just runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
He's just runnin' like a dog through the Everglades

Where a man can hide and never be found
Have no fear of the bayin' hound
Better keep movin' and don't stand still
If the skeeters don't get him, then the gators will

Well, the years went by and his girl was wed
And his family gave him up for dead
But now and then the natives would say
They seen him runnin' through the Everglades

Just runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
He's just runnin' like a dog through the Everglades

He'd never heard the news on the radio
He was deep in the glades, so he'll never know
He's runnin' and hidin' doesn't make much sense
The jury had ruled it was self-defense

He's runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
Runnin' like a dog
He's just runnin'