Snake in the Grass

[Intro: Richard Street]
Mmm, yeah
Slipping and sliding, creeping and hiding
You better beware of the

[Chorus: The Temptations, Richard Street]
Snake in the grass (Well)
He will surely bite you
(He will surely bite you, I'm talkin' 'bout the)
Snake in the grass (Mhm)
He will surely bite you
(Better watch yourself, better watch yourself)
Watch yourself

[Verse 1: Richard Street]
Adam and Eve first discovered
How lowdown the snake could be
Well, he enticed them to taste the apple
Well, well, well
From the forbidden fruit tree

[Pre-Chorus: Richard Street]
And ever since that time they've come
In every shape, fashion and form
Seemingly harmless, and their souls are possessed
With evil intentions and harm
I'm talkin' 'bout the

[Chorus: The Temptations, Richard Street]
Snake in the grass
(He might be out there)
He will surely bite you
(Better watch yourself, better watch yourself, hey, I'm talkin' 'bout the)
Snake in the grass (Ooh-wee, people)
He will surely bite you
(Better watch yourself, better watch yourself)
Watch yourself

[Verse 2: Richard Street]
You see, I found out about my friend
And how lowdown dirty he could be, well, well
I gave him all of my trust, yes, I did
But you know he misled me

[Pre-Chorus: Richard Street]
He tried to take everything that I own
Right from under my feet, yes, he did
Tried to make time with that woman of mine
He turned out to be a snake in a man's disguise
Well

[Chorus: The Temptations, Richard Street]
Snake in the grass (Ooh-wee, people)
He will surely bite you
(Better watch yourself, better watch yourself, I'm talkin' 'bout the)
Snake in the grass
He will surely bite you (Yeah, better watch yourself)
Watch yourself

[Post-Chorus: Richard Street]
It's a shame
It's a shame, woo, woo, woo, woo
It's a shame
One more thing I'd like to say

[Pre-Chorus: Richard Street]
He tried to take everything that I own
Right from under my feet, Lord, he did
Tried to make time with that woman of mine
He turned out to be snake in a man's disguise
Hey

[Chorus: The Temptations, Richard Street]
Snake in the grass (Hey, people)
He will surely bite you
(Better watch yourself, better watch yourself, better watch yourself
Talkin' 'bout the)
Snake in the grass (He's all around you)
He will surely bite you
(Hey, better watch yourself, better watch yourself)
Watch yourself

[Post-Chorus: Richard Street]
Talkin' 'bout the snake in the grass
I'm talkin' 'bout the snake in the grass
I'm talkin' 'bout the

[Chorus: The Temptations, Richard Street]
Snake in the grass
(Might be out there somewhere)
He will surely bite you
(Hey, got to watch yourself, got to watch yourself, got to watch your, I'm talkin' 'bout the)
Snake in the grass (Ooh-wee, people)
He will surely bite you
(Very sneaky, very sneaky, running all around you)
Watch yourself
(I'm talking about the)
Snake in the grass (Yeah)
He will surely bite you
(Oh, hey, watch yourself, better watch yourself, better watch yourself
Talkin' 'bout the)
Snake in the grass (Oh yeah)
He will surely bite you
(Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, hey)
Watch yourself

[Bridge: Richard Street, The Temptations]
You better, you better
(Watch out)
You better, you better
(For the)
You better, you better
(Snake in the grass)
Watch out for the snake in the grass, yeah, yeah
(Watch out for the snake in the grass)
Watch out 'cause he's moving mighty fast now
(Watch out for the snake in the grass)
Might just promise, don't let him fool you, hey-hey
(Watch out for the snake in the grass)
Watch out 'cause he's moving so, moving so fast
He's moving so fast
You better watch out (Watch out)
Mmm, you can't judge a book by the cover
Watch out (Watch out)
Ooh, it might be your so-called brother
Watch out (Watch out)
Hey, snakes have been around for a long, long time
So watch out (Watch out)
Ooh, don't be surprised what you might find out
Hey, hey, hey, hey-hey

[Chorus: The Temptations, Richard Street]
Snake in the grass (Ooh-wee, people)
He will surely bite you
(Hey, said, moving all around you, crawling all around you
You better)
Snake in the grass
He will surely bite you
Snake in the grass
He will surely bite you
Watch yourself
Snake in the grass
He will surely bite you