Jerry Reed wrote a song called “Amos Moses” about a Cajun boy who likes to club alligators over the head with a tree stump. Apparently, Amos’ bitterness was traced back to his father’s abusive parenting. See, when Amos was a boy his father would tie a rope around his neck, throw him in the swamp, and use him for alligator bait. That surely is enough to make one turn to a life of illegal swamp poaching.

Jerry Reed – Amos Moses

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