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Artist: Big Joe Williams
Canonical path: /big-joe-williams/crawlin-king-snake
Related lyric paths: 6
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Crawlin' King Snake
Read Crawlin' King Snake lyrics by Big Joe Williams on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Crawlin' King Snake
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Yes I'm a crawling king snake : baby I'm going to ??? all around your door
You had the nerve to tell me : ooo well well she didn't want me no more
You couldn't see me baby : passing by
Mama be your crawling king snake : till the day I die
I'm going to be your crawling king snake : I'm ???ing all around your door
You had the nerve to tell me : ooo well well you didn't want poor Joey no more
You couldn't see me baby : now when I was walking by
Might be your crawling king snake : mama if I have to die
I'm going back to Memphis : if I have to walk
I ain't got nobody in Chicago : talk that old baby‑talk
Now I'm going back to St Louis : I'm going to sit right down
I'm going to throw my poison : on every pretty woman in town
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Big Joe Williams performs "Crawlin' King Snake", and this lyric page sits inside the Big Joe Williams catalog on LyroVerse.
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