The Snake

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

Rattlesnake said to the copperhead

"You give us vipers a real bad name

You prey on the weakest, fight for no reason

No wonder we get blamed"

Copperhead laughed, said, "Kiss my ass

You can bark, but there ain't much bite

You rattle that tail, but it's fear I smell

I think you're shakin' out of fright"

[Chorus]

Rattlesnake, copperhead

Either one of them'll kill you dead

We stay hungry, they get fed

And don't pass the plate around

Lie by lie, cheat by cheat

Venom in smilin' teeth

They just run those forked tongues

And the whole world's burnin' down

[Post-Chorus]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

[Verse 2]

Copperhead said to the rattlesnake

"If you ever wanna make it rain

We could team up, be twice as tough

Fear will be our game"

Rattlesnake said to the copperhead

"Y'know we were the original sin

And I bet you my rattle against your copper

The bitch takes the apple again"

[Chorus]

Rattlesnake, copperhead

Either one of them'll kill you dead

We stay hungry, they get fed

And don't pass the plate around

Lie by lie, cheat by cheat

Venom in smilin' teeth

They just run those forked tongues

And the whole world's burnin' down

[Post-Chorus]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

[Outro]

Rattlesnake said to the copperhead

"Ain't no way they'd win

'Cause the mice are sheep, and the shepherd's asleep"

And the copperhead said, "Amen"