On her way to

work one mornin'

down the path

along side the lake

A tender-hearted woman

saw a poor

half-frozen snake

His pretty coloured 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, tender woman

sighed the snake

Now she wrapped

him up all cosy

in a curvature of silk

and then laid him by

the fireside with some

honey and some milk

Now 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, Oh tender woman

take me in, for Heaven's sake

take me in, tender woman

sighed the snake

Now she clutched

him to her bosom

you're so beautiful

she cried

But if I hadn't-a

brought you in

by now you

might have died

Now she stroked

his pretty skin again

and then kissed

and held him tight

But instead of sayin'

thanks that snake

gave her a vicious bite

Take me in, Oh 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 bit me even, why

and you know your bite

is poisonous and

now I'm gonna die

Oh, shut up, silly woman

said that reptile with a grin

now, you knew darn well

I was a snake before

you brought me in

Please take me in

Oh tender woman

take me in, for Heaven's sake

take me in, tender woman

sighed the snake

Sighed the snake

take me in tender woman

sss... sighed the snake

sss... sighed the snake

take me in tender woman