Everglades Kingston Trio
Intro D G A X2
D A
He was born and raised around Jacksonville
G D G
A nice young man, not the kind to kill But a jealous fight and a flashin' blade
A D D C D
Sent him on the run to the Everglades Runnin' like a dog through the Everglades//
D A
Now, the posse went in and they came back out
G D D
They said he'll die and there ain't no doubt It's an eye for an eye so the (G)debt is paid
A D D C D //
He won't last long in the Everglades A man can't live in the Everglades
Chorus:
G D A D
Where a man can hide and never be found And have no fear of the bayin' hounds
D G A D
But he better keep movin' and don't stand still If the skeeters don't get him then the gators will ( D G A x2)
D A
Now, the years went by and his girl was wed
G D D G
His family gave him up for dead But now and then the natives would say
A D D C
They'd seen him runnin' through the Everglades Runnin' like a dog through the(D) Everglades
D A G D
Now, he never heard the news on the radio He was deep in the 'glades so he'll never know
D G
His runnin' and hidin' didn't make much sense
A D D C D
For the jury had ruled it was self-defense Runnin' like a dog through the Everglades
chorus again then Outro:
D C D D C D
Runnin' like a dog through the Everglades Skippin' like a frog through the slimy bog
D C D ( D G A x2)
Runnin' through the trees from the Evergly’s