The Serpent Lyrics

When I was a boy, my Pa said son

Your grave is open wide

The Devil's at hand and you're to blame

But I am on your side

But it's too late for you sympathy

And it's too soon for your hand

I am on the road to Jericho

Bound to leave this foreign land

When I was a boy, my Ma said son

The world is yours to hold

But I was a fool, I broke the rules

And now I'm growin' old

But it's too late for you sympathy

And it's too soon for your hand

I am on the road to Jericho

Bound to leave this foreign land

When I was in Jerusalem

My teacher told me, son

There is no law but that of love

And all you see is one

But it's too late for you sympathy

And it's too soon for your hand

I am on the road to Jericho

Bound to leave this foreign land

When I was in the garden

There serpent told me, friend

Eat of the tree, and you will see

Your story has no end

But it's too late for you sympathy

And it's too soon for your hand

I am on the road to Jericho

Bound to leave this foreign land

I am on the road to Jericho

Bound to leave this foreign land