Lyrics - The Snake by Mint Juleps

On her way to work one mornin'down the path beside the lake,a tender-hearted woman sawa poor, half-frozen snake.
His pretty, colored skin had beenall frosted with the dew."
Poor thing," she cried, "
I'll take you inand
I'll take care of you.""
Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for
Heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman,"sighed the snake.
She wrapped him upall cozy in a comforter of silk.
And layed him by the firesidewith some honey and some milk.
She hurried home from work that nightand soon as she arrived,she found that pretty snakeshe'd taken in had been revived."
Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for
Heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman,"sighed the snake.
She clutched to her buxom."
You're so beautiful," she cried."
But if
I hadn't brought you inby now you might have died."
She stroked his pretty skin againand kissed and held him tight.
Instead of saying, "
Thanks,"the snake gave her a viscous bite."
Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for
Heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman,"sighed the snake."
I saved you," cried the woman."
But you've bitten me, but why?
You know your bite is poisonousand now
I'm gonna die.""
Aww shut up, silly woman."
Said the reptile with a grin."
You knew damn well
I was a snakebefore you took me in.""
Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for
Heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman,"sighed the snake."
Take me in, tender woman,"sighed the slippery snake."
Take me in, tender woman,"sighed the snake.

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