Hunters and Collectors – Alligator Engine
Original Version(s)
| Version | Length | Source | Availability |
Studio  |
5:57 | Australian [self-titled] Hunters & Collectors album. | Extremely common. Available new in CD and digital form. |
| Studio | 5:57 | Crucible album. | Extremely common. Available new in CD and digital form. |
| Studio | 5:57 | UK 7″ Talking To A Stranger single. | Extremely rare. Not available new. |
| Studio | 5:57 | Anthology album. | Moderately common. Available new in digital form. |
| Live [1] | 6:33 | Spare Parts album. | Moderately rare. Not available new. |
| Live [1] | 7:01 | Raw Material #01 1981 05 15 Crystal Ballroom album. | The Vault Desk Tape streaming audio. |
| Live [2] | 6:47 | 1981 06 18 Band Practice, Ballroom, Melbourne T2 Cassette. | The Vault digital download at True Believers for 4 December 2016. |
| Live [3] | 5:57 | 1982 03 13 Armadale Hotel, Melbourne, Australia T2 Cassette. | The Vault digital download at True Believers for 22 March 2015. |
| Live [4] | 6:25 | Raw Material #03 1982 03 27 Collendina album. | The Vault Desk Tape streaming audio. |
Recommended Version.
Cover Version(s)
| Artist | Version | Length | Source |
| The Panics | Studio | 3:22 | Crucible album. |
N/A.
This alligator engine
This alligator man
See him try to leave this swampland
Drove it out across this land, and see
All the guards get petrified
As he pushed them to the ground
With this alligator engine
With this alligator sound
See him try to leave this swampland
Wriggle out across this ground and then
All the guards are screaming now
‘Cos this territory’s cold
This alligator engine
This alligator soul
He tried to leave this swampland
To wriggle out up of his hole
And then all the guards are screaming now
As he pushed them to the ground
With this alligator engine
With this alligator sound
Goes out across this swampland
Wriggles out across this ground and see
All the guards are screaming now
This territory’s cold
This alligator engine
This alligator man
Wriggle out across this swampland
Drove it out across this land, and see
All the guards get petrified
As he pushed them to the ground
With this alligator engine
With this alligator sound
