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ArtD48

(150 posts)
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 10:38 PM Oct 2016

The woman and the snake

I seem to recall reading in April that Trump was referring to this 1960's song for some reason or another. Today the lyrics seem to apply him and the Repub party.

"The Snake"

On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor 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 tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake

She wrapped him all cozy in a comforter of silk
And laid him by her fireside with some honey and some milk
She hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taken to had bee revived

"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, 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 might have died"
She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight
Instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite

"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake

"I saved you," cried the woman
"And you've bitten me, but why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to 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, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake

Edit: here's a link to the original on YouTube


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The woman and the snake (Original Post) ArtD48 Oct 2016 OP
Well played oberliner Oct 2016 #1
I always remember the Johnny Rivers version hlthe2b Oct 2016 #2

hlthe2b

(102,260 posts)
2. I always remember the Johnny Rivers version
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:48 AM
Oct 2016


He always seemed to capture the nastiness of the deception--i.e., in today's parlancce, the true nature of Republicans.
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