[ VERSE 1 ] How many of you heard about snakes The kind that bite you if you're not awake Not the reptile, the cold bloody wild Walkin, talkin with the human lifestyle The kind that lie, cheat, and do wrong Cause destruction, and then they're gone Without any trace they vacate the place Some look pretty with an innocent face You never know the negativity they are in You try to identify, and they shed skin The most-wrong-doin, the-truth-consealin The unditected, ever-so-appealin (Snakes) original (snakes) grafted (snakes) A snake is a snake Cause they're phony and fake Devious (snakes) the wicked (snakes) One to the head, for goodness sake [ VERSE 2 ] Somebody was flakin, snakin, and mistakin And when I find out, I'm bound to start breakin One for the head when I find who said I was the one who got caught and dropped dime on Red Cause you got the fellas mad as can be Money, I'ma get you before they get me See, I'm not the rat who bites the cheese Cause I can do a three year's bid with ease Please, you heard wrong from what I know Because I wasn't even caught by five-o Now who would a**ume Sunborn is a rat? The same one who said I wasn't right 'n exact For you are the one, you let your tongue run loose You try to set me up, so you can have my juice My name is seven letters, my shoes are too big It's burrial time, and you will help me dig Your grave, now be brave, there's no time to waste The snake is the one who I shot in the face (Hey Sun, how do you know you didn't make mistakes?) He denied before I asked him, so he was the fake flake (Snakes) the black (snakes) the white (snakes) A snake is a snake, so you make no mistake Devilish (snakes) the venomous (snakes) Once you are bitten, that's all it takes [ VERSE 3 ] One of my girls found out about the other one I just k**ed a snake, now I gotta k** another one Could haven been a male or female who told
My girl they seen another girl wearin my gold Now she knows everything that I don't even know She gave me a list of every place we go Together, I say 'whatever', it can't be denied Just because I never told, doesn't mean I lied Now I gotta 'fess up and tell the truth She even knows about the phone calls at the phone booth Damn, who's the little fork-tongued critter? Who told her I knocked the boots of the baby sitter She won't say who she heard quotin Just keep talkin while my gun is bein loaded It might be a friend who's really a foe But say no more, love, I think I know Who the culprit is, you canivin swine Can't be me, so you wanna have mine Guess who is guilty of such perpetration The one who I gave all the wrong information (Snakes) original (snakes) the grafted (snakes) A snake is a snake Cause they're phony and fake Devious (snakes) the wicked (snakes) And once you are bitten, that's all it takes [ VERSE 4 ] The city streets are full of deceit The same negativity must repeat It's goin on and on, and not about to stop Snakes are criminals, snakes are cops Out even in the White House, without a doubt Find a snake, and let's cast them out Slippin, slidin, duckin, hidin Buy a new car and go snake-ridin I guess now you snakes are very angry Cause I'm black, white, you wanna hang me I see the ropes, and I'm no dope I was taught to cope Can you fool me? Nope (Snakes) the fork-tongued (snakes) the belly-crawlin (snakes) Thought I was sleepin, found out I was awake Lyin (snakes) the devious (snakes) The heat is too hot, so it's time that you break Weaken the weak Is the snake technique (4x) (Two times) (Hit me) Peace to Allah's Nation I'd like to say peace to my man Carlos doin a little bid right now You gonna handle that, bee I'd like to say peace to my man Tafari Rulin in-a New Jersey style Seen? Have to watch out for snakes in-a di area...