On her way to work one morning
\nDown the path along side the lake
\nA tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
\nHis pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
\n“Poor thing,” she cried, “I’ll take you in and I’ll take care of you”
\n“Take me in tender woman
\nTake me in, for heaven’s sake
\nTake me in, tender woman,” sighed the snake<\/p>\n
She wrapped him up all cozy in a comforter of silk
\nAnd laid him by her fireside with some honey and some milk
\nShe hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived
\nShe found that pretty snake she’d taken to had been revived
\n“Take me in, tender woman
\nTake me in, for heaven’s sake
\nTake me in, tender woman,” sighed the snake<\/p>\n
She clutched him to her bosom, “You’re so beautiful,” she cried
\n“But if I hadn’t brought you in by now you might have died”
\nShe stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight
\nInstead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite
\n“Take me in, tender woman
\nTake me in, for heaven’s sake
\nTake me in, tender woman,” sighed the snake
\n“I saved you,” cried the woman
\n“And you’ve bitten me, but why?
\nYou know your bite is poisonous and now I’m going to die”
\n“Oh shut up, silly woman,” said the reptile with a grin
\n“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in
\n“Take me in, tender woman
\nTake me in, for heaven’s sake
\nTake me in, tender woman,” sighed the snake<\/p>\n