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Eric Church - The Snake (Official Lyric Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eric Church
Eric Church
Acoustic Guitar
Jay Joyce
Jay Joyce
Programming
Jeff Hyde
Jeff Hyde
Background Vocals
Joanna Cotten
Joanna Cotten
Background Vocals
Driver Williams
Driver Williams
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eric Church
Eric Church
Songwriter
Travis Meadows
Travis Meadows
Songwriter
Jeremy Spillman
Jeremy Spillman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay Joyce
Jay Joyce
Producer
Jaxon Hargrove
Jaxon Hargrove
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jimmy Mansfield
Jimmy Mansfield
Assistant Recording Engineer
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
Executive Producer
Jason Hall
Jason Hall
Mixing Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Rattlesnake said to the copperhead
"You give us vipers a real bad name
You prey on the weakest, fight for no reason
No wonder we get blamed"
[Verse 2]
Copperhead laughed, said, "Kiss my ass
You can bark, but there ain't much bite
You rattle that tail, but it's fear I smell
I think you're shakin' out of fright"
[Verse 3]
Rattlesnake, copperhead
Either one of them'll kill you dead
We stay hungry, they get fed
And don't pass the plate around
Lie by lie, cheat by cheat
Venom in smilin' teeth
They just run those forked tongues
And the whole world's burnin' down
[Verse 4]
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
[Verse 5]
Copperhead said to the rattlesnake
"If you ever wanna make it rain
We could team up, be twice as tough
Fear will be our game"
Rattlesnake said to the copperhead
"You know we were the original sin
And I bet you my rattle against your copper
The bitch takes the apple again"
[Verse 6]
Rattlesnake, copperhead
Either one of them'll kill you dead
We stay hungry, and they get fed
And don't pass the plate around
Lie by lie, cheat by cheat
Venom in smilin' teeth
They just run those forked tongues
And the whole world's burnin' down
[Verse 7]
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
[Verse 8]
Rattlesnake said to the copperhead
"Ain't no way they'd win
'Cause the mice are sheep and the shepherd's asleep"
And the copperhead said, "Amen"
Written by: Eric Church, Jeremy Spillman, Travis Meadows

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