Steve Earle

Snake Oil

Steve Earle


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[Verse 1]
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Ladies and gentlemen, attention please
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Come in close so everyone can see
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I got a tale to tell
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A listen don't cost a dime
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And if you believe that we're gonna get along just fine


[Verse 2]
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Now I've been travelin' all around
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I heard trouble's come to your town
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Well I've got a little somethin'
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Guaranteed to ease your mind
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It's call Snake Oil why y'all
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It's been around for a long, long time


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Say, your crops will burn if it don't rain soon

Ain't seen a drop since the tenth of June
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Well I can open up the sky
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People never fear
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If you ain't impressed yet, just tell me what you want to hear


[Verse 4]
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Well you lost your farm so you moved to town
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You get a job, they shut the factory down
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Now you sit around all day long feelin' sad and blue
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You need Snake Oil why y'all, tell you what I'm gonna do

[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
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I can heal the sick, I can mend the lame
        A                                   B
And the blind shall see again, it's all the same


[Verse 5]
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Well ain't your President good to you
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Knocked 'em dead in Libya, Grenada too
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Now he's taking his show a little further down the line
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Well, 'tween me and him people, you're gonna get along just fine

[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
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It's called snake oil, y'all
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snake oil, y'all
       A 
called snake oil, y'all
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called snake oil, y'all
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called snake oil, y'all 
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It's gonna help for a long long time