Snake-Handlin’ Man

Baby I was born to the blood in the service of the lord of hosts
Marched through the valley of the shadow of death at the biddin' of the holy ghost
Baby I would
Hey, baby, you know I can

Holy fire down in my belly and brimstone in my eyes
Everything that a woman might need and the need just might arise
I'm a light-bringer and a soul-singer
I'm a snake-handlin' man

Six-foot cottonmouth hangin' from a tree on a sultry summer night
Sling that serpent around my neck and I take him for a ride
Baby I would
Hey, baby, you know I can

'cause I got a heart that shines in the dark like the road to the pearly gates
You come creepin' up the slow lane baby but you know I just can't wait
I'm a fire-walker and a straight-talker
I'm a snake-handlin' man

Mix that poison up good and strong and lift it to my lips
I'll go preachin' in the pale moonlight with a viper in my grip
Baby I Would
Hey, baby, you know I can

Nobody gonna turn me 'round or make me feel ashamed
I got the power and I got the right, I'm written in the book of names
Wadin' that river jordan
I'm a snake-handlin' man

Well I got the armor and I got the shield and I got the sword of truth
Takin' that angel harp in hand, gonna pick it with a rattler's tooth
Baby I Would
Hey, baby, you know I can

Build this tower on the rock of ages and it reaches to the sky
Straight and tall as jacob's ladder, I'm here to testify
Can I get a witness
I'm a snake-handlin' man

Speakin in lost tongues sayin' praised be jesus
I'm a snake-handlin' man