Looking for words to Northern Exposure song about the Snake

[tismyself]

Shelly sang the song in the Brick - don't remember the episode.

Thanks all -

[pokerfan]

1. Fourth season

Snake Dance:

Shelly (singing, of course):
So you were nice and normal to Dr. F.
And he acted like a jerk,
And you think if you're nice that he should be nice,
But Maggie, i don't it'll work.

Maggie:
No? Why not?

Shelly:
Like the lady with the snake
He's just like he is,
And that's how it's gonna be.

Maggie:
Huh..

(Start music)

On her way to work one mornin down the path alongside the lake,
A timson-hearted woman saw a poor half-frozen snake.
His pretty-colored skin had been all frosted with the dew,
"Poor thing," she cried, "I'll take you in and i'll take care of you."

Chorus:
"Take me in, tender woman,
Take me in for heaven's sake
Take me in tender woman,"
Said the snake.

Maggie:
What happened after that?

She wrapped him up all cozy in her comforter of silk,
And laid him by her fireside with honey and some milk.
She hurried home from work that night and as soon as she arrived,
She found that pretty snake she'd taken in had been revived.

Chorus

She clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried,
"But if i hadn't brought you in, by now you might have died."
She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight.
Instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite.

"Take me in tender woman," sighed the snake.

"I saved you," cried the woman, "and you bit me, but why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now i'm gonna die."
"Oh shut up you silly woman," said the reptile with a grin,
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in."

Chorus

Transcribed by jude shabry - originally posted on the Moose's Guide to Northern Exposure


http://home.comcast.net/~mcnotes/425_songs.html

[tismyself]

4. thank you!

Thanks for coming through pokerfan! I looked everywhere for it, gave up, and then thought, maaaan, if anyone will know this it will be some other fan on DU.

Anyway, I've had this song on the brain all day because I met a snake this morning. Sheesh.

[pokerfan]

7. I have to confess that I cheated

and used the http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=BsC&q=shelly+snake+song+northern+exposure&btnG=Search">google. As a fan, I knew the song of course but didn't have the lyrics handy.

[tigereye]

2. I miss that show... it was a lot of fun

[pokerfan]

3. My brother called me from The Brick a few days ago

"Ha ha ha... I'm in The Brick and you're not."

http://www.moosefest.com/roslyn/locations.htm

[tismyself]

5. heh

My sister and I do that to each other. Where would we be without siblings?!

[pokerfan]

9. The Brick is nothing like it was on the show

as Roslyn was pretty much just used for exterior shots though it is pretty cool to wander around the town.

[tismyself]

6. I betcha

the dvd's are coming down in price by now. If my house ever burns down, they're coming out with me.

[pokerfan]

8. Unfortunately, they couldn't afford the music rights

so the DVDs have a lot of the songs missing or replaced with others. :(

[tismyself]

10. So I've heard.

I never saw a single episode on tv - during that time I was living in my cabin in the middle of no where and didn't have a tv. My sister put me onto it, said Maggie reminded her of me. Now, the dvd's have become my link to sanity.

[tigereye]

11. the shows are very kind, and very real

I can see them putting people in a good space...