The snakes crawl at night
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Oh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they sa......y,
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when the sun goes down, then the
snakes will play.
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1. I watched that car pull right up into my driveway,
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saw a
shadow slip away from my house,
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so I hurried
straight and looked in her room,
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and I
found out that it was my loving spouse.
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2. So I waited in the shadows until morning,
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and
the gun I held was trembling in my hand,
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No, I did not plan to give them
any warning,
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for
the devil on my shoulder had command.
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3. Oh, the trial in a little while was over,
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and
they sentenced me to die right away,
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but before
I leave this courtroom please, your honor,
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there's
something more that I would like to say.
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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Charley
Pride)