I'm a king snake, huntin' little birds like you; I'm a king snake, huntin' little birds like you; I'll slip in your nest baby, squeeze you all night through. I crawl on my belly, and I scale the highest tree, I crawl on my belly, and I scale the highest tree; All that hard work, whole lot of fun for me. I'm deaf and I'm dumb, don't know a word you say, I'm deaf and I'm dumb, don't know a word you say; So all that idle chatter won't help you get away. And when I've caught you, holding you close and still, And when I've caught you, holding you close and still; I won't take just a mouthful, gonna take my fill. Some people ask me how I catchem 'fore they flies, Some people ask me how I catchem 'fore they flies; I play blues music to'em, keeps 'em hypnotized.