Charm the Snake - Christopher Cross

You gotta be smart

You gotta be cool

You gotta keep a straight face

When you’re playin' the fool

You gotta wear a smile

When you’re breakin' the rules

You gotta charm that snake now, baby

You gotta be smooth

You gotta be quick

I think it might just help

To be a little bit sick

You know the bite can’t cut you

If the skin is thick

Charm that snake now, baby

Hey, we ain’t all good lookin'

There ain’t no reason

To take a good lickin'

The clock on the wall

Gonna keep on tickin'

Charm that snake now, baby

Charm that snake now, baby

Whoa, oh, oh

Don’t let go of it

Don’t let go

Whoa, oh, oh

Gotta charm that snake

Charm that snake

One stripe, two stripes

What does it mean

The venom is lethal

But the meat is clean

The best take advantage

Of you like a machine

You gotta charm that snake now, maybe

Don’t let the fingernails

Under the heart

If they get a good grip

They’re gonna rip it apart

The first and last kisses

Are the dangerous part

You gotta charm that snake now, baby

Charm that snake now, baby

Whoa, oh, oh

Don’t let go of it

Don’t let go

Whoa, oh, oh

You gotta charm that snake

Charm that snake

There’s a hook in the bait

The first one made a mistake

If you’ve got what it takes

You better charm that snake

You gotta let it show

You ain’t gonna let it go

I’m gonna let 'em know

Never gonna let it go

Uh-huh

Well, all right

Let’s get it right

(You gotta charm it, oh yeah)

Oh, yeah

(You gotta charm it)

You gotta charm that snake

(You gotta charm it, oh yeah)

Whoa, gotta charm that snake now, baby

Whoa, gotta charm that snake now, baby

Charm that snake

Whoa, you gotta charm that snake now, baby

Whoa, you gotta charm that snake now, baby

Charm that snake