song "Alligator wine" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
- ASCAP title code: 310031686
- Songwriters: Jerry Leiber (CAE/IPI #017.71.37.91), Mike Stoller (CAE/IPI #029.69.28.46)
- Publishers: Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music
Adam Lane made an animation film entitled Alligator wine in 1993. In the late 1990s there was also a band called Alligator Wine. The Grateful Dead song "Mister Charlie" refers to "alligator wine", too.
Versions
| 1958 Screamin' Jay Hawkins 03:03 "Alligator wine" Studio recording | |||
| 1958 Screamin' Jay Hawkins | LP I put a spell on you | ||
| 1982 Screamin' Jay Hawkins | LP Frenzy | ||
| 2006.07 Screamin' Jay Hawkins | CD At home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins (The Epic, Okeh and RCA recordings) | ||
| 1964 Hector "Alligator" | |||
| 1964 Hector | EP Alligator |  FR: Ducretet Thomson / Pathé Marconi 460 V 662 |
French version entitled "Alligator" |
| 1996 various artists | CD Le temps des 60's | Disky SP 876732 | |
| ca. 1969 In-Sex | |||
| ca. 1969 In-Sex | 7" single Alligator wine / Action in the streets | Hammer 3002 | |
| 1996 various artists | CD Sixties rebellion vol. 15 (Psychedelia no. 2: The apple-glass syndrome) | Way Back MMCD67002 | |
| 1983 Screamin' Jay Hawkins 03:31 "Alligator wine" Live recording Production: Larry Martin Recording: April - May 1983 Paris, Annagramme Studio | |||
| 1983 Screamin' Jay Hawkins | LP Real life | FR: Zeta
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| 1988 Patti Palladino and Johnny Thunders | |||
| 1988 Patti Palladin and Johnny Thunders | CD Copy cats | Jungle FREUD20 | |
| 19?? various artists | 3CD Flesheaters (The return of the undead) | ||
| 1989 Mad Daddys | |||
| 1989 Mad Daddys | 7" single Alligator wine / Take me back to Woodstock | Sub Pop SP 35 | |
| 1995 Louis Tillet and Charlie Owen | |||
| 1995 Louis Tillet and Charlie Owen | CD Midnight rain | Normal / Return to Sender RTS18 | |
| 1998 Omar and the Howlers | |||
| 1998.09 Omar and the Howlers | CD Swing land | 1998.09.14  NL: Provogue1999  DE: Black Top BT-1152
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| 2004 Jeff Buckley | |||
| 2004.08 Jeff Buckley | DVD Grace (Legacy edition) | Columbia C3K 92881 / Sony | bonus DVD |
Lyrics
Original lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
as communicated by Peter Stoller, vice-president of Leiber/Stoller Productions
| <poem>
Drain the blood from an alligator Pluck the left eye out of a fish Peel the skin off of a frog And mix it all up in a dish Add a cup of green swamp water Then count from one to nine Spit over your left shoulder You got alligator wine Alligator wine You old porcupine Is gonna make you mine It'll make your head boil baby It'll make your big toe freeze It'll turn your blood right into steam It'll make you cough and sneeze You gonna scream like a big bald eagle You gonna roar like a mountain lion When you get finished drinkin' My alligator wine Alligator wine You old porcupine Is gonna make you mine Meet me at the stroke of midnight By the swamp down in the wood I'm gonna make you love me baby Like you never thought you could When you drink my magic potion Your bloodshot eyes will shine And you'll be a slave forever To my alligator wine Alligator wine You old porcupine Is gonna make you mine </poem> |
1958 Screamin' Jay Hawkins 03:03 "Alligator wine" Studio recording
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<poem> AAH! AAAH!! HA HA HA! Take the blood out of an alligator, yeah Take the left eye of a fish, yeah Take the skin off of a frog, yeah Yeah, and mix it up in a dish Add a cup of grease swamp water And then countin' one to nine Spit over your left shoulder And you got alligator wine Alligator wine - YEHE HUH UH Your porcupine Is gonna make you mine, oh yeah Yeah, is gonna make you mine It'll make your head bald, babe I say it make your toes freeze It'll turn your blood into steam - ASHHH! It'll make you cough and sneeze You gotta scream UHH like an eagle You gonna roar like a mountain lion When you get finished drinking Good old, yeah, alligator wine Alligator wine Your porcupine Is gonna make you mine AH HUH HUH Meet at the stroke of midnight By the swamp down in the wood I'm gonna make you love me babe Like you never thought you could You gonna break my magic potion And your bloodshot eye is gonna shine You gonna be scared forever Too much alligator wine Alligator wine WHOAA - alligator wine Yeah yeh, is gonna make you mine HUH HUH AAH Alligator, alligator wine HUH AAH </poem> |
1983 Screamin' Jay Hawkins 03:31 "Alligator wine" Live recording
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<poem> Take the blood out of an alligator Take the left eyeball out of a fish, UH Take the skin off from a frog, UUH And mix it up in a dish Grab a bowl with green swamp funky water Then count from one to nine Spit over your left shoulder And you got alligator wine Alligator wine Your porcupine - WHOA Is gonna make you, yeah I said, gonna make you, yeah I say, gonna make you mine It'll make your head bald, baby It'll make your toes freeze It'll turn your blood into steam It'll make you cough and sneeze You gotta scream OOH like an eagle You gonna roar like a mountain lion When you get finished drinking Good old alligator wine Alligator wine UH WHOO Your porcupine Is gonna make you I say, is gonna make you mine Meet at the stroke of midnight By the swamp down in the wood I'm gonna make you love me babe Like you never thought you could You gonna break my magic potion And your bloodshot eyes will shine You'll be a slave forever Too much alligator wine Alligator wine OOOOH HOO I say gonna make you mine Little alligator Tall alligator Brown alligators Square alligators Fat alligators Cross-eyed alligators Funky alligators Crocodiles, too Hippopotamus knee-caps Dwarf nose Baboon lips Around your [...] ears Alligator wine </poem> |