Well, well, got no money nowWell, got no mammy nowShe told me late last nightYou don't need no mama, no howWell, there's a great long black snakeCrawling in my wayMmm, black snakeCrawling in my wayBetter come down here handsome pretty mamaAnd take care of this black snake soonCause I'm going to kill itThat must have been a pit bullThat you can't fight that longOh, I know that must have been a pit bullThat you can't fight that longAsked my baby for fifty centsShe said, Brenda, you'd rather hate a dime than a yardWell, well, what's the matter nowMmm, honey, what's the matter nowOh, sugar, what's the matterDon't like no black snake, no howWell, I wonder when the black snake goneOh, I wonder where, where is the black snake goneYou know black snake mamaCan run my darling homeWell, well, got no mammy nowWell, got no mammy nowShe told me late last nightYou know you don't need no mama, no howOh, I wonder when the black snake goneOh, I wonder where, where is the black snake goneYou know black snake mamaCan run my darling homeWell, well, what's the matter nowMmm, honey, what's the matter nowOh, I wonder where, where is the black snake goneOh, I wonder where, where is the black snake gone