On her way to work one morning Down the path along side the lake A tender hearted woman found a cold half frozen snake His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew "Poor thing!" 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 laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk She hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived She found the snake she'd taken in by now 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
She clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried "But if I hadn't brought you in by now you would have died" She stroked his pretty skin again and 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 gonna 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