William Lee Ellis

William Lee Ellis

Snakes in My Garden

Song Description

An uptempo, slide-driven blues with the Biblical tale of Job on one's mind.

Song Length 3:06 Genre Blues - General, Blues - Traditional
Tempo Fast (151 - 170) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Worried, Troubled Subject Snakes, Judgement
Language English

Lyrics

SNAKES IN MY GARDEN

Snakes in my garden
Weeds in my crops
Dogs in the chicken coop
Feathers and barks
My mind's in the ash heap
Body's so cold
Mind's in the ash heap
And I'm feeling like Job

Got Satan on my shoulder
Laughing like mad
I feel like a fighter
Knocked out on the mat
My mind's in the ash heap
Body's so cold
Mind's in the ash heap
And I'm feeling like Job

God's in a corner
But it ain't mine
Fight's done been fixed
And the bet is my life
My mind's in the ash heap
Body's so cold
Mind's in the ash heap
And I'm feeling like Job

My girl is in the audience
Rooting for the other guy
Rooting for the other guy
And I'm on the ropes and
She's rooting for the other guy

Mind's in the ash heap
Body's so cold
Mind is in the ash heap
And I'm feeling like Job

My mind is in the ash heap
Body's so cold
Mind's in the ash heap
And I'm feeling like Job

Lyrics Thomas Grundy Music William Lee Ellis
Producer Jim Dickinson Publisher Voodoo Tattoo Music/BMI
Performance William Lee Ellis, vocal and slide guitar; Amy LaVere, bass; Paul Taylor, drums Label Yellow Dog Records

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