Name: King Of Snakes
Duration: P00H04M07S
Description: A story about a drifter who walks into a bar claiming to have served in the military, just to get the free drinks. The bar owner calls him out.

King Of Snakes

from All American Radio by Ned Evett

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A story about a drifter who walks into a bar claiming to have served in the military, just to get the free drinks. The bar owner calls him out.

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King of Snakes
Evett/Jubilee © 2019

Bumped into a friend of mine
Up in Idaho
The roof above his honkytonk had come down in the snow
Propane light burning bright as he cleaned up all the mess
Shovel and a dumpster as I waited on his guests

I’ve been down dark alleys been to county jail
But when the King of Snakes walked in my friend my blood ran cold as hail
My blood ran cold as hail

Snake King said you’d better
Serve me up a beer
Because I served my country and everyone should fear
This pistol on my belt gonna stand my ground
Pour my dead man’s special now before I spit you out

I’m the King of Snakes coiled and ready friend
I’m the King of Snakes and I’m about to strike again lord, I’m about to strike again

You could hear the wind blow through the hole above the bar
Weren’t no way of tellin if he’s gonna go that far
Grabbin every skirt
Breakin every glass
Just when all hope was lost a voice cried from the back

Snakes don’t like the cold coiled and dead my friend
This here is my honkytonk it’s time for this to end

Ain’t no open carry put you in the right
Stand your ground somewhere else you
You’re in my house here tonight
And the King of Snakes lost his nerve and slithered out the door
My friend went back to work
And thought of him no more
Thought of him no more

So long king of snakes
Stolen valor nerve
So long King of Snakes
Yeah I bet you never served
I bet you never served

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from All American Radio, released May 12, 2020
Ned Evett- Fretless Glass-Necked Guitars, Bass, Mandolin, Vocals
Randle Currie- Pedal Steel Guitar

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