Roger Chapman - Snake Lyrics

ON HER WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING DOWN THE PAD LONG SIDE THE LAKE
A TENDER HEARTED WOMAN SAW A POOR HALF FROZEN SNAKE
PRETTY SKIN ALL SHINY FROSTY TURNING BLUE
OH LORD SHE CRIED OH ME OH MY I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU....
TAKE ME IN TENDER WOMAN TAKE ME IN FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
TAKE ME IN TENDER WOMAN CRIED THAT POORLY POORLY SNAKE....

SHE WRAPPED IT UP ALL COZY IN A COMFORTER OF SILK
LAID IT BY HER FIRESIDE WITH SOME HONEY AND SOME MILK
SHE RAN HOME FROM WORK THAT EVENING, WHEN SHE ARRIVED
THAT PRETTY SNAKE SHE'D TAKEN IN HAD SOMEHOW BEEN REVIVED....
TAKE ME IN TENDER WOMAN TAKE ME IN FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
TAKE ME IN, TENDER WOMAN CRIED THAT POORLY POORLY SNAKE....

SHE CLUTCHED IT TO HER BOSOM, "YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL SHE CRIED
& IF I HADN'T BROUGHT YOU IN I GUESS YOU COULD'VE DIED
SHE STROKED HIS PRETTY SKIN ONCE MORE KISSED & HELD IT TIGHT,
INSTEAD OF SAYING THANK YOU MAAM THE SNAKE IT TOOK A BITE
TAKE ME IN TENDER WOMAN TAKE ME IN FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
TAKE ME IN TENDER WOMAN CRIED THAT NASTY NASTY THAT SNAKE....

I SAVED YOU CRIED THE WOMAN & YOU'VE BITTEN ME FOR WHY
YOU KNOW YOUR BITE IS POISON & I'M BOUT TO DIE. BE QUIET SILLY WOMAN SAID THE REPTILE WITH A GRIN.
YOU KNEW I WAS A GODDAMN SNAKE BEFORE YOU TOOK ME IN....
TAKE ME IN TENDER WOMAN TAKE ME IN FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE
TAKE ME IN TENDER WOMAN CRIED THAT NASTY NASTY SNAKE....
NASTY NASTY SNAKE.THAT NASTY NASTY SNAKE....!