on her way to work one morning
down the path alongside the lake
a tenderhearted woman saw a poor halffrozen snake
his pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
oh well she cried i’ll take you in and i’ll take care of you
take me in oh tender woman come on in
take me in for heaven’s sake come on in
take me in tender woman sighed the snake
she wrapped him up all cozy in a coverture of silk
and then laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk
now she hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived
she found that pretty snake she’d taken in had been revived
take me in oh tender woman come on in
take me in for heaven’s sake come on in
take me in tender woman sighed the snake
now she clutched him to her bosom you’re so beautiful she cried
but if i hadn’t brought you in by now you might have died
now she stroked his pretty skin again and then kissed and held him tight
but instead of saying thanks that snake gave her a vicious bite oh
take me in oh tender woman come on in
take me in for heaven’s sake come on in
take me in tender woman sighed the snake
i saved you cried that woman
and you’ve bit me even why
and you know your bite is poisonous and now i’m gonna die
oh shut up silly woman said that reptile with a grin
you knew damn well i was a snake before you brought me in
please take me in oh tender woman come on in
take me in for heaven’s sake come on in
take me in tender woman sighed the snake
sighed the snake
take me in tender woman come on in
sighed the snake sighed the snake
take me in tender woman
sighed the snake
Artist: Al Wilson
Year: 1968
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 162