After The Flood Songtext

snakes and alligators are eating up old ladies and little babies washed away the night before the morning after the flood the only way to get about is on a boat but better watch out there are pirates out at sea who?ll take your gold and jewelry then drown you and your honey the morning after the flood caught between the river and the swamp the sewer and the city dump there?s water water everywhere but not a drop to drink mr puglea says he?ll shoot any fool who tries to loot his grocery store so tony and me row a pirogue straight through mr puglea?s window circumnavigating his beer aisle all the kids think it?s a holiday ?cause there ain?t no school today just snakes and alligators . . . mr schiro had to do it he denies it but we all knew it was him who decided to let the water rush on through by opening up the flood gates to florida avenue now the mayor has saved the city you and i will have to save ourselves from snakes and alligators...