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Lyrics

1SNAKES
2Copyright 1986 Cynthia McQuillin
3(recorded on Bayfilk III Back Stage 1986, Snow Magic 1986, Midlife Crisis 1993)
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7A pretty maid, I was employed by a goddess that I knew.2A pretty maid, I was employed by a goddess that I knew.
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9My lovely hair was long and fair; no finer tresses grew.4My lovely hair was long and fair; no finer tresses grew.
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11And so, King Neptune was entranced by my beauty and my hair.6And so, King Neptune was entranced by my beauty and my hair.
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13But old Neptune proved to be my ruin, for the goddess caught us there.8But old Neptune proved to be my ruin, for the goddess caught us there.
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17 Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes?11 Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes?
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19 They’re driving me quite mad,13 They’re driving me quite mad,
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21 For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm –15 For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm –
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23 Even toads wouldn’t be as bad.17 Even toads wouldn’t be as bad.
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26I haven’t washed my head for years, and the itch makes me insane.19I haven’t washed my head for years, and the itch makes me insane.
27Is psoriasis much worse than this? The scaling is a pain.20Is psoriasis much worse than this? The scaling is a pain.
28And, once a year, they shed their skins. My god, they’re testy then!21And, once a year, they shed their skins. My god, they’re testy then!
29They bite and snatch if I try to scratch. To the curse there is no end.22They bite and snatch if I try to scratch. To the curse there is no end.
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31 Chorus.24 Chorus
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33But nighttime is the worst of it, for I cannot lie down.26But nighttime is the worst of it, for I cannot lie down.
34They’d all be dead if I laid my head on a pillow or the ground.27They’d all be dead if I laid my head on a pillow or the ground.
35And my poor back is killing me, so you mortal fools beware.28And my poor back is killing me, so you mortal fools beware.
36Don’t ever chance my stony glance, or my temper’s sure to flare.29Don’t ever chance my stony glance, or my temper’s sure to flare.
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38 Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes?31 Oh, snakes, why’d it have to be snakes?
39 They’re driving me quite mad,32 They’re driving me quite mad,
40 For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm –33 For they snap and hiss and writhe and squirm –
41 Even toads wouldn’t be as bad.34 Even toads wouldn’t be as bad.
42 Even toads wouldn’t be as bad.35 Even toads wouldn’t be as bad.

Title

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+Snakes

Date

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+1986

Author

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+Cynthia McQuillin

Composer

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+Cynthia McQuillin

Tag

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+greek mythology

Sources

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+Bayfilk III Back Stage 1986, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqSkFs23XAM, Snow Magic 1986, Midlife Crisis 1993