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Everglades Lyrics
He was born and raised,
Around Jacksonville,
A nice young man, not the kind to kill,
But a jealous fight and a flashing blade,
Sent him on the run to the Everglades,
Running like a dog,
Through the Everglades.
Now, the posse went in,
And they came back out,
They said he’ll die,
And there ain’t no doubt,
It’s an eye for an eye,
So the debt is paid,
He won’t last long in the Everglades,
A man can’t live in the Everglades.
Where a man can hide,
And never be found,
And have no fear of the baying hounds,
But he better keep a’ moving,
And don’t stand still,
If the skeeters don’t get him,
Then the gators will.
Now, the years went by,
And his girl was wed,
His family gave him up for dead,
But now and then the natives would say,
They’d seen him,
Running through the Everglades,
Running like a dog,
Through the Everglades.
Now, he never heard the news,
On the radio,
He was deep in the ‘glades,
So he’ll never know,
His running and hiding,
Didn’t make much sense,
For the jury had ruled,
It was self-defense,
Running like a dog,
Through the Everglades.
Where a man can hide,
And never be found,
And have no fear of the baying hounds,
But he better keep a’ moving,
And don’t stand still,
If the skeeters don’t get him,
Then the gators will,
Running like a dog,
Through the Everglades,
Skipping like a frog,
Through the slimy bog,
Running though the trees,
From the Everlys.
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Submitted by
madcappunk On May 03, 2008
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I have sung this song as part of my commercial folk repertoire for over 50 years. I still don't know the meaning of the reference to the Everly Brothers.
It could be just because the title is similar to the boys' last name. Or it could be because the guitar part sounds similar to one of the Everly Brothers songs, perhaps Wake Up Little Susie. Does anyone know? At this late date does anyone care? :-)
@Bluesbassdad, I no longer recall where I heard the story, perhaps told by Bob as an intro to a live concert track many years ago, but the inclusion of the name Everlys came from a wager that was made, betting The Kingston Trio could put the Everly Brothers name into one of their songs. He explained that at the time the two groups crossed paths frequently on the touring circuits.
@Bluesbassdad, I no longer recall where I heard the story, perhaps told by Bob as an intro to a live concert track many years ago, but the inclusion of the name Everlys came from a wager that was made, betting The Kingston Trio could put the Everly Brothers name into one of their songs. He explained that at the time the two groups crossed paths frequently on the touring circuits.
I just saw a Josh Gates episode about the Ashley gang. Maybe this song has something to do with John Ashley and his crew, who spent a lot of time in the Everglades.