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Gm Eb BbA little boy walked a forest path where the mountain shadows fall
Eb Bb FAnd coiled beside the dusty trail lay a rattlesnake old and small
Gm Eb BbThe serpent raised his weary head his voice was thin and low
GmLittle boy please carry me where the mountain sunsets glow
Eb BbThe boy stepped back and shook his head, I know the kind you are
Eb Bb FIf I lift you in my arms, your bite will leave its scar
Gm Eb BbBut the snake spoke soft and trembling, I Am old and near my end
F GmLet me see the sunset once, I will not harm you friend
[Part 2]
Eb F Gm Eb BbThe boy stood long in silence there while the evening shadows grew
Eb Bb FThen he took the rattlesnake though he knew what snakes can do
Gm Eb BbHeld him close against his chest as he climbed the rocky way
F GmTo the mountains quiet summit at the dying of the day
Eb FThere they watched the red sun sinking through the pines and purple sky
Gm EbAnd the old snake whispered softly, "It is good before I die"
Gm F Eb BbWhen the light was gone to darkness and the stars began to gleam
F GmThe boy carried him back down through the forest cold and dim
[Part 3]
Eb F Gm Eb F Gm Eb F GmAt the boy's small home that evening
Eb Bb FHe gave the snake a place to stay
GmAnd a little food and shelter
Eb F GmTill the breaking of the day
Eb FIn the morning came the question
Bb EbFrom the serpent old and worn
BbTake me home into the woods
F GmWhere I waited to be born
[Part 4]
Eb F BbSo the boy once more believed him, held him safely to his chest
Gm Eb FCarried him into the forest, to the place he loved the best
Gm F Bb EbBut before the boy could lay him on the ground beneath the trees
Bb F Gm EbThe rattlesnake struck swiftly like a whisper in the breeze
F Gm
Eb F Gm EbThe boy cried out in sorrow
F Bb DmAs the venom burned his breath
Gm EbWhy have you done this to me now?
F GmYou surely dealt my death
Eb BbThe snake looked up and answered
F Gm EbWith a cold and knowing hiss
Bb FHe knew what I was, little boy
Bb F GmWhen you first picked me up like this?
[Outro]
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