POTUS did add and change a few words, note also Jonny rivers also did 2 versions of this song, here is the writter of the song, Al Wilson
2-along the lake (side removed)
3-half-hearted (hearted added)
6-O tender woman (O added)
8-O tender woman (O added)
8-sighed the vicious snake (vicious added)
12-she'd taken to (to replaced with - in)
13-O tender woman (O added)
14-O tender woman (O added)
15-sighed the vicious snake (vicious added)
17-you might have died (replaced with - surly you would have died)
19-instead of saying thanks (replaced with - But instead of saying thank you)
19- the snake (replaced with - that snake)
20-O tender woman (O added)
21-O tender woman (O added)
22-sighed the vicious snake (vicious added)
24-but why (replaced with - heaven's why)
28-29-30 chorus ending removed
THE SNAKE by AL WILSON
Album: Searching for the Dolphins
Released: 1968
Charted: USA-27 British-41
1-On her way to work one morning
2-Down the path along side the lake
3-A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
4-His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
5-"Poor thing," she cried, "I'll take you in and I'll take care of you"
6-"Take me in tender woman
7-Take me in, for heaven's sake
8-Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
9-She wrapped him up all cozy in a comforter of silk
10-And laid him by her fireside with some honey and some milk
11-She hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived
12-She found that pretty snake she'd taken to had been revived
13-"Take me in, tender woman
14-Take me in, for heaven's sake
15-Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
16-She clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried
17-"But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died"
18-She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight
19-Instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite
20-"Take me in, tender woman
21-Take me in, for heaven's sake
22-Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
23-"I saved you," cried the woman
24-"And you've bitten me, but why?
25-You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die"
26-"Oh shut up, silly woman," said the reptile with a grin
27-"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in
28-"Take me in, tender woman
29-Take me in, for heaven's sake
30-Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
Writer/s: ROBERT S. KELLY, DARIAN MORGAN
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
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