9. The Snake

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On her way to work one morning down the path alongside the lake,
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a tender-hearted woman saw a poor half-frozen snake.
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His pretty-coloured skin had been all frosted with the dew,
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oh well, she cried, I'll take you in and I'll take care of you.

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Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman
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said the snake.

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Well, she wrapped him up so cozy in a coverture of silk
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and then laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk.
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As she hurried home from work last night, as soon as she arrived,
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she found this pretty snake she'd taken in her bed revived.

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Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman
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said the snake.

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She clutched him to her bosom. You're so beautiful, she cried,
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but if I hadn't brought you in, by now, you might have died.
She stroke that pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight,
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but instead of saying Thanks, that snake gave her a vicious fight.

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Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman
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said the snake.

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Satan, cried that woman, and you bit me even why
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and you know your bite is poisonous and now I'm gonna die.
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Oh, shut up, silly woman, said that reptile with a grin,
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you knew damn well, I was a snake, before you brought me in.

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Take me in, tender woman.
Take me in for heaven's sake.
Take me in, tender woman
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said the snake.