[00:12.367]On her way to work one morning[00:15.572]Down the path along side thelake[00:19.053]A tender hearted woman saw[00:21.747]a poor half frozen snake[00:24.959]His pretty colored skin[00:27.153]had been all frosted with the dew[00:30.763]"Poor thing," she cried,[00:32.261]"I'll take you in and I'll take care of you"[00:36.410]"Take me in tender woman[00:39.278]Take me in, for heaven's sake[00:42.389]Take me in, tender woman,"[00:46.545]sighed the snake[00:50.183]She wrapped him all cozy in a comforter of silk[00:56.196]And laid him by her fireside[00:58.770]with some honey and some milk[01:02.150]She hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived[01:08.070]She found that pretty snake[01:10.485]she'd taken to had bee revived[01:13.689]"Take me in, tender woman[01:16.371]Take me in, for heaven's sake[01:19.553]Take me in, tender woman,"[01:23.786]sighed the snake[01:30.643]She clutched him to her bosom,[01:33.329]"You're so beautiful," she cried[01:36.665]"But if I hadn't brought you in[01:39.715]by now you might have died"[01:42.602]She stroked his pretty skin[01:44.769]again and kissed and held him tight[01:48.554]Instead of saying thanks,[01:51.108]the snake gave her a vicious bite[01:54.037]"Take me in, tender woman[01:57.342]Take me in, for heaven's sake[02:00.357]Take me in, tender woman,"[02:04.494]sighed the snake[02:11.270]"I saved you," cried the woman[02:14.079]"And you've bitten me, but why?[02:17.167]You know your bite is poisonous[02:20.112]and now I'm going to die"[02:23.269]"Oh shut up, silly woman,"[02:25.884]said the reptile with a grin[02:29.115]"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in[02:34.862]"Take me in, tender woman[02:37.664]Take me in, for heaven's sake[02:40.721]Take me in, tender woman,"[02:45.199]sighed the snake