The guy survived three weeks with its mouth taped shut,

The guy survived three weeks with its mouth taped shut, ... He was a alive when he left our hands.

Once we got hold of him you could cradle him like a baby,

We thought they were going to give him to a zoo or something,

We opened the box when (Choate) got here, and I said, 'Ain't no gator in here that sucker done jumped out,

He was alive when he left our hands.