He swollerd' a frog
and hollered' yum yum
he slid down the hilside
and darted his toung
he intered the garden
on this bright moonlight night
and he stopped in his tracks
it was love at first sight

chors:
he said my skin is black
and your skin is green
you dwell in a garden
i live by a streem
although im short and stalky
and your long and green
I've got a crush on you
and he squeezed her tighter
and tighter and tighter
I've hot a crush on you

he said I'm a king snake
and you'll be my queen
with a butler and surphents
and your own private strem
and if you refuse me
it would be such a shame
cuz' I'm so tired of doing
my own thing

and he squeezed her tighter
to delight her and excite her
I've got a crush on you

and I'll be back tommorrow

next day when he got there
a two legged man was holding
sweet green thing in his
big human hands
a long jet of water
shot out of her nose
old king snake had fallen
in love with a hose

He said my skin is black
and your skin is green
you dwell in a garden
i live by a stream
although your made
of plastic i think
your fantastic
I've got a crush on you

but I don't think it's
gonna work out.


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    ok right?
    Jamieon May 13, 2002   Link
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    What on earth does this mean???
    sweetchick324on July 10, 2002   Link
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    I heart Billy. He SO needs to make a comeback. This song is about a black king snake that falls in love with a water hose. The king snake thought the water hose was a girl green snake, obviously it wasn't. Listen to the lyrics closely and you'll understand.
    GnarxKillon January 29, 2005   Link
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    uhh, this song is ... interesting ...
    white_stone_3on December 18, 2006   Link
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    Hilarious song! My favorite lines are "old king snake had fallen in love with a hose" and "I don't think it's gonna to work out." Obviously about a male snake that falls for a female snake, but later she leaves him for a garden hose. "...and he squeezed her tighter to delight her and excite her. I've got a crush on you." HILARIOUS!
    SweetCheeks2on March 01, 2012   Link

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