Gater Hollow Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
Gater Hollow
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Mel Tillis
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Well I had me a girl in Moccasin Valley
In those
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peaceful
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glades
The folks all
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called her Fahokey
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Sally
The sweetest girl that the
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good Lord ever
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made
We planned our home in Gater Hollow
For skinnin'
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gators was my
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life
She promised
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that she'd always
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love
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And be my happy little
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gator skinnin'
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wife
One day a man come up from Miami
And took my
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sweet little Sal
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away
I was mis
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tookin' for I went
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lookin'
Cause it hurt my pride to
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hear those Glade folks
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say
He had a girl in in Moccasin Valley
In the
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peaceful
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glades
Her hair was
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gold just like an
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angel's
But the cheapest girl
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the devil ever
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I found them winin' down in Miami
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all night club
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cafe
They was a-
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laughing and they was a-
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joking
About that Gator Man that they
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thought was far
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away
Now my gators are a little bit fatter
Why I致e got
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one with a golden
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hide
Soon I'll be
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leavin' here for
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prison
I lost my soul but I
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know I致e saved my
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pride
FAQ
Who sang the the song Gater Hollow?
- The song Gater Hollow was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
