Stinging Snake Blues - Memphis Minnie

This house is full of stinging snakes, crawling all in my bed

This house is full of stinging snakes, crawling all in my bed

I can’t rest at night from them crawling all under my head

I got up this morning, one stung me on my leg

I got up this morning, one stung me on my leg

I can’t sleep at night because they keeps me awake

Hmmmmmm, wonder where my stinging snake gone?

Hmmmmmm, wonder where my stinging snake gone?

I can’t see no peace since my stinging snake left me home

I got a stinging snake, I love sometimes better than I do myself

I got a stinging snake, I love sometimes better than I do myself

If the Lord has to take him, I won’t be stung by nobody else

Hmmmmmm, where’s my stinging snake now?

Hmmmmmm, where’s my stinging snake now?

I believe to my soul, that my stinging snake’s trying to put me down