Lyrics:

Late one night as I sat on my porch
A great big numb came in my throat
There was a great big splash
I asked myself 'What in the world was that?'
I turned on the light, boy what a fright
To see the water churn that late at night

He was a dangerous critter
He was a dangerous critter
He was a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou

That later ten foot alligator waitin' for the kill
And when he saw me he lay very very still
His head was about - ah - three feet long
He could have taken off any big man's arm

He looked at me and I looked at him
Meanwhile he was giving me that hunger grin
His teeth were sharp and his eyes were red
Any closer I'd be dead dead dead

He's a dangerous critter
He was a dangerous critter
He's a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou

I was upstairs and - ah - he was down
I had never seen one that big around
So I wouldn't go down and he couldn't come up
But he could have eaten me in one big gulp

The guy next door called 'Better say where that gator
I want to pet its head'
I said 'Go on, buddy, pet that gator
And you'd be dead dead dead'

He's a dangerous critter
Ooh, a dangerous critter
He's a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou

If you touch that gator there'll be one thing I know
The rest of your body will be goin' to an undertaker's door
'Cause there's one thing I can tell you and it's true
He's the most dangerous critter on the bayou

He's a dangerous critter
He's a dangerous critter
He's a dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou

Dangerous critter
Dangerous critter
Alligator on the bayou