Gator Bob

My friend Karl goes fishing at sunrise for a little time to think. An alligator he calls Gator Bob has other plans.

Sometimes Bob steals the bait. Sometimes he gets the line, too. What stuck with me was Karl’s response. Even after losing his bait, he could still see what was good about the morning. For him, time on the water is a chance to reflect and find a little wisdom in God’s creatures, even the one taking his bait.

I wanted the song to have both sides of that morning. The verses take their time, then the chorus kicks into a swampy country-blues groove. By the time you’re singing Bob’s name, a snag in the line has turned into the part of the morning worth telling.

Gator Bob, Bob, Bob
Got that sunrise rollin’ on.