Pay The Alligator

Intro 
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Sherriff pulled me over And he started his jive 
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In a 20 mile zone I was doin 25 
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Son keep your lead foot off the accelerator 
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If you dont slow down youll have the alligator to pay 
 

 
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I was countin my money in the back of my store 

IRS came knockin at my door 
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He found me hidin down behind my own refrigerator 
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If you dont pay me, you gotta pay the Alligator 
 

 
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Pay the alligator (pay the Alligator) 
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Pay the Alligator (pay the Alligator) 
Might be sooner, might be later 
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One thing for sure, you gotta pay the alligator 
 

 
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The afterlife come and it scared me half to death 
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I heard St. Peter mutter underneath his breath 
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Take this bucket well talk about it later 
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You can paint the pearly gate, or pay the alligator 
 

 
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Devil caught me lookin at the therm-o-stat 
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I told him Id never tough nothin like that 
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He said shut the hell up and do what I say 
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Or you gonna          have the alligator            to pay  

{Interlude 1} 
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Order in the court! Suspect on the stand 
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He said he saw the witness with a whistle in his hand 
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The judge said I hate to implicate the perpetrator 
But if you jack with the judge, you gotta pay the alligator 
 

 
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Walk on razors and sleep on nails 
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Talk like ducks and walk like quails 
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Go blindfold backwards through the discombobulator 
If you dont do it right, you gotta pay the alligator 
 

Outro 
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