| Songwriters: Mcgough, Daniel Carson; |
| Parsley, Ambrosia Nicole
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| On the way to work one morning
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| Down the path along side the lake
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| A tender hearted woman
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| Found a poor half-frozen snake
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| His pretty colored skin
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| Had been all frosted with the dew
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| «Poor thing» she cried, «I'll take you in
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| Aand I’ll take care of you.»
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Take me in for heaven’s sake
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Sighed the Snake
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| She wrapped him up all cozy
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| In a comforter of silk
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| And laid him by the fireside
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| With some honey and some milk
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| She hurried home from work that night
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| And as soon as she arrived
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| She found that pretty snake she’d taken in had been revived
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Take me in for heaven’s sake
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Sighed the Snake
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| She clutched him to her bosom
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| «You're so beautiful» she cried
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| «But if I hadn’t brought you in by now you might have died.»
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| Well she stroked his pretty skin again
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| And kissed him really tight
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| Instead of saying thanks
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| The snake gave her a vicious bite
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Take me in for heaven’s sake
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Sighed the Snake
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| «I saved you!» |
| cried the woman
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| «And you’ve bitten me but why?»
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| «You know your bite is poisonous
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| And now I’m gonna die.»
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| «Ha shut up, silly woman.»
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| Said that reptile with a grin
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| «You knew darn well I was a snake before you took me in.»
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Take me in for heaven’s sake
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Sighed the Snake
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Sighed the Snake
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| Take me in tender woman
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| Sighed the Snake |