Heard the whippoorwill and owl.
Heard the alligator bellow,
Saw him swim the broad bayou,
Saw the egret, crane and heron,
Wading stark and tree-cuckoo.
Trackless miles spread out before him,
Stretching leagues of gama grass
Lay across the course he traveled,
Lay out where he had to pass.
Dangling mosses from the tree tops,