I got curious and had to find the words to "The Snake"...there really is a lesson there, sorry to say:
The Snake Johnny Rivers On her way to work one morning Down a path alongside the lake A tender-hearted woman Saw a poor half-frozen snake His pretty coloured skin had been All frosted with the dew "Oh faith" she cried. "I'll take you in And I'll take care of you."
"Take me in, tender woman. Take me in, for Heaven's sake. Take me in, tender woman," Sighed the snake
Now she wrapped him up all cosy In a comforter of silk And then 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
"Take me in, tender woman. Take me in, for Heaven's sake. Take me in, tender woman." Sighed the snake
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." Well she stroked his pretty skin again And then kissed and held him tight But, instead of saying "Thanks" The snake gave her a vicious bite
"Take me in, tender woman. Take me in, for Heaven's sake. Take me in, tender woman." Sighed the snake
"I saved you," cried that woman "And you've bitten me, but why? You know your bite is poisonous And now I'm gonna die!" "Hah, shut up, silly woman," Said that reptile, with a grin "You knew darned well I was a snake, Before you took me in."
"Aw, take me in, tender woman. Take me in, for Heaven's sake. Take me in, tender woman." Sighed the snake Sighed the snake Sighed the snake "Aw, you better take me in, tender woman," Sighed the snake
