[Verse 1] Moon on the cypress knees Boots sunk in black green mud Old boys with patchwork hats And a grin like river blood Ropes coiled in the skiff Lanterns shaking in the dark Mama said, "Watch the wake" When the water starts to spark We heard that tail slap once Like a door in a lonely house Then the whole marsh leaned in And the frogs went quiet out [Pre-Chorus] Hold your breath Hear that hiss? Two pale eyes In the grass Set the line Keep it low When he rolls Don't let go [Chorus] Giant alligators Giant alligators Louisiana swamps Giant alligators Mud on our jeans Fire in our hands Giant alligators Don't forget the land [Verse 2] We came up laughing hard Then that laughter split in two Saw a back like an island Cutting through the tea-dark blue One man yelled, "Bite down!" One man yelled, "Pull now!" I was half in the water When it turned the whole bank down He snapped that pole clean Like a toothpick in a storm Then he circled us slow Like he knew he was born [Pre-Chorus] Hold your breath Hear that hiss? Two pale eyes In the grass Set the line Keep it low When he rolls Don't let go [Chorus] Giant alligators Giant alligators Louisiana swamps Giant alligators Mud on our jeans Fire in our hands Giant alligators Don't forget the land [Bridge] Tell me, boy Who you fear? Not the teeth Not the stare We got bait We got nerve We got songs In the air [Breakdown] Hah C'mon Row it back Row it back [Final Chorus] Giant alligators Giant alligators Louisiana swamps Giant alligators Mud on our jeans Fire in our hands Giant alligators We still stand Giant alligators Giant alligators Hear that shout Across the land
