Oh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they sayWhen the sun goes down, then the snakes will playI watched that car pour right up into my drivewaySaw a shadow slip away from my eyesSo I hurried straight and looked in her roomAnd I found out that it was my loving spouseOh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they sayThat's what they sayWhen the sun goes down, then the snakes will playSo I waited in the shadows until morningAnd the gun I held was trembling in my handNo, I did not plan toGive them any warningFor the devil on my shoulder ain't the manOh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they sayWhen the sun goes down, then the snakes will playOh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they sayWhen the sun goes down, then the snakes will playOh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they sayOh, the snake crawl at night, that's what they sayOh, the snake crawl at night, that's what they sayOh, the snake crawl at night, that's what they sayBut before I leave this courtroom, please your honorThere's something more that I would like to sayBut before I leave this courtroom, please your honorOh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they singWhen the sun goes down, then the snakes will flingOh, the snakes crawl at night, that's what they singWhen the sun goes down