The Alligator Waltz

The alligator waltz La-la-la-la hmmmmm The alligator waltz La-la-lala hmmmmmm They come in groups of two Promising that they won’t fight They hoochy kootchy kootchy koo Trying so hard not to bite It’s tail-to-tail and nose-to-nose Oh-they love to hold each other close At the stroke of midnight They start swaying to and fro And by the swampy green moonlight You should see them dance the tango Sliding slowly and holding near Whispering romantic things in the ear The alligator waltz is quite the formal do It’s tux and tails and fancy gowns And alligator shoes By the vine and cicada bug Boy can they ever cut the rug The alligator waltz is by invitation only And I’m afraid that you won’t find An alligator who is lonely But if you hear on a swampy breeze A fast fox trot and a one, two, three The alligator waltz La-la-la-la hmmmmm It’s the alligator waltz You can hear them humming in the moonlight To the alligator waltz I’ll bet you didn’t know an alligator could hum Did ya? --- The Alligator Waltz - Connie Kaldor