The Snake

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             On her way to work one 
morning, down the path along a lake
             A tender hearted woman 
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found a poor half frozen snake
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        His pretty coloured skin had
 been all frosted with the dew
        'Oh, snake' she said 'I'll 
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take you in and I'll take care of 
you'.

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 Chorus:        Take me in tender 
woman, take me in for heaven sake
                Take me in oh tender
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 woman ssssssssighed the Snake

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             She wrapped him up all 
cozy in a comforter of silk
         And laid him by the 
fireside with some honey and some 
milk
        She hurried home from work 
that night, as soon as she arrived
        She found that pretty snake 
she'd taken in had been revived

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             She clutched him to her
 bosom 'You're so beautiful' she 
cried
        'And if I hadn't brought you
 in by now you might have well had 
died'
        She stroked his pretty skin 
again and kissed and held him tight
        But instead of saying thanks
 the snake gave her a vicious bite

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            'I saved you' cried the 
woman 'and you've bitten me but 
why''
        'You know your bite is 
poisonous, and now I'm going to 
die!'
            "Shut-up silly woman' 
said that reptile with a grin
            "You knew darn well I 
was a snake before you took me in"

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