Rattlesnake from Relaxed American by Heat Manager
Tracklist
| 7. | Rattlesnake | 7:20 |
Lyrics
Well, back in the time of Nixon
And the national malaise
There's this story about my uncle
And I’ve heard it told a couple different ways
He left Arkansas chasing a good time
Rolled into Tampa before dark
He put all of his cash on a place to crash
at the Happy Gator Trailer Park
Sat in a folding chair, split a case of beer
With his neighbors in their double wide
They said the money's real good
Way back in the woods
Rounding up rattlesnake hides
Head on out
Sneak into the tall grass
Pin ‘em down
Grab the hook
And bag ‘em fast
That’s how you catch a rattlesnake
It works every time
Time
Well, like a backwoods Alan Dulles
Who’s hunting down JFK
He was a natural born killer
And made his week in a single day
But he had a wild streak
With its fangs in deep
Couldn't fight, couldn't break the spell
So, he blew it all on a bender
And slept if off in the county jail
Well, in a couple of days he'll be back in the fray
This’ll be a thing of the past
The party is never ending
But the good times never last
Head on out
Sneak into the tall grass
Pin ‘em down
Grab the hook
And bag ‘em fast
That’s how you catch a rattlesnake
It works every time, time
He woke up to the cold
Of his concrete cell
And once again
My dad had to pay his bail
Why are you wasting your time
Snaking around
He said it beats the hell out of minimum wage
Back in town
Head on out
Sneak into the tall grass
Pin ‘em down
Grab the hook
And bag ‘em fast
That’s how you catch a rattlesnake
It works every time, time
You gotta take
Your buck knife
A run it on down
From head to tail
That’s how you skin a rattlesnake
On the county line, line
