the snake

Al Wilson - The snake..

lyrics

On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen 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
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman," sighed the snake

She wrapped him up all cozy in a curvature of silk
And then laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk
Now she hurried home from workthat night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taking in had been revived
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh 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 and then she kissed and held him tight
But instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman," sighed the snake

"I saved you," cried that woman
"And you've bit me even, why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die"
"Oh shut up, silly woman," said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in
"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman," sighed the snake

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• python

[pani74]

Γνωρίζει κανείς μία πιο σύγχρονη εκτέλεση αυτού του τραγουδιού που έβαζε καποτε και ο ροκ fm? Με Πιο ροκ ενορχήστρωση

[nounoukos]

@pani74

watch?v=SaAAk-uSKhk

μηπως;

[Auggie56]

What year ?

[nounoukos]

wikipedia says 1968.

[madmanninc]

@nounoukos So we know for sure it's definately not 1968 :)

[nounoukos]

@madmanninc

the only date i know about this song is 1993's winter, when rock'n'roll opened it's door to me.

there was this small band in a bar with live music in Thessaloniki, who opened it's show every night with this very song.

i went to this bar many times and this is because i fell in love with "the snake" from the first time i've heard it.

it's a pity i don't remember the name of the band or the name of the -bit fat- restless singer who supported the song very decently.

[bobz3000]

Looooove this song :) xxxx

[ENS64]

@Roxsox221 that Liverpool Five version fully emphasizes the phallic connotion of Oscar Brown's sexy lyrics. Reminds me a little of how the fantastic Coasters would have done it. Al Wilson did a fine job but it's an almost carbon copy of Oscar's original recorded a few years earlier.

[55peachpie]

I've done this soooooo many times :( I do have a tender heart and I've been a fool!

[pani74]

@CaptSoulful Aυτο ειναι! Σ' ευχαριστω πολυ. Ακουγα και Ρόδον, πολυ πιθανον να το ειχα ακουσει εκει

[CaptSoulful]

@pani74

Δεν την έβαζε ο Rock αλλά ο Ροδον το 1995.

Από τους Dodgie

[Sauceywalker]

Aeosop's fables----put to music. I love the message of this sssssssssss...ong. OOOOOOH. :0

[Roxsox221]

FYI...the first recording was by the Liverpool Five in 1966. Their wild sex parties are legendry in parts of the US and many fans of theirs got to ride the snake,. Check out their original version recently posted on Yu Tube

[bobomastoras166]

@pani74 /watch?v=YrnG21hhK2Q&feature=r­elated αυτο μαλλον εννοεις τσεκαρε το και πες μου....

[ideniseb]

Well that's graditude for you......sorry old snake!

[herbrampe]

Johnny Rivers, 1964, did this great.

[pani74]

@nounoukos Oxi dystyxws. Milame gia entelws rock kommati poly dynato kai tragoudouse antras. Thanks pantws