Albert the Alligator, Florida University Mascot Story

A green sweaty swampy land Maybe no place for a man But it is a home to many creatures Such as our friend's the alligators Now not so long ago, In their steamy mysterious habitat There was a fog so dim it almost made it black and it had large limb's that hung low on the trees And each slim blade of grass went an inch above your knees All gators that lived here seemed to be very ornary and mean And it was considered ordinary To attack their peers With bone crushing teeth One could ask, Why are they so mad? But it's not their fault It's just the way they were taught how to act Ever since their speckled eggs hatched And learned how to make their jaws snap However, not all gators were like this There was one who was filled with happiness He wore a blue hat and a bright orange shirt Everyone reluctantly called him Albert Because Albert happened to be completely different All the other gators kept him at an arm's distance They called him names and spat in his face But his joy just never seemed to fade See Albert had a huge dream His dream was to be with the humans As they yelled and screamed For the local school's winning football team Out of nothing but sheer excitement, Albert shared this with the others But they all laughed even his brothers So Albert decided right then to not care about what anyone said And to pursue his only dream No matter how long or tough it may be The next day Albert left that dreary swamp On mission to prove the nay-sayers wrong And when he left that dim fog grew so dark You could not see or hear a big dog's bark So he made his way to the nearby school Where he saw not no one, not a single soul Every building was empty From the top to bottom floor The all of a sudden, Albert heard a thundering roar "Romp!, Stomp!, Chomp!, Welcome to the Swamp!" He rushed to the football stadium Where he was met with open arms He finally felt accepted, safe from abuse and harm So with his new friends, he rose up in exultation His life was anew, he was the love of Swamp Nation