Folks, I'm telling you something that I saw with my own eyes As I passed the pond one day The old alligator was teaching his babies to do the Georgia Grind And I heard one of them say: "This is a social But the alligator pond's going dry Yes, it is a social But the alligator pond's going dry" Now, old Mister Alligator, he got way back He said, "Look out, children, I'm going to throw it off my back" Oh, it was a social But the alligator pond went dry Lord, it must have been a social For the alligator pond went dry Oh, it must have been a social For the alligator pond to go dry Now, old Mister Alligator, he got real hot He said, "We're gonna have this function whether there's water or not" Oh, it was a social For the alligator pond went dry Lord, if you don't believe what I'm saying, ask old Alligator Jack Wasn't a drop of water in the pond when he got back It was a social But the alligator pond went dry