He's a mean black snake Suckin' on my rider's tongue There's a mean, mean black snake Oh, sucking on my rider's tongue Hey-hey You know if I go and catch him down Oh, I guarantee, he won't be comin' back no more ♪ Oh, it crawled up in my window Oh, and he crawled up in my bed Oh, he crawled up in my window Oh, and he crawled up into my bed ♪ Well, he's a mean, mean, mean black snake Oh, I sure gonna kill him dead ♪ You worry me all through the day You worry me all night long ♪ You worry me all through the day Worry me all night long ♪ But I can bet you my bottom dollar Won't be suckin' my rider's tongue no more ♪ Mean, mean, mean black snake Suckin' my rider's tongue Whoa, there's a mean, mean black snake Suckin' my rider's tongue ♪ Oh, if I catch him down He won't be suckin' my rider's tongue no more ♪ Mix me up some toad frog hip Old John the Conqueror's done no good Mix me up some toad frog hip Old John the Conqueror's done no good ♪ Gonna put grave dirt on his doorstep And I'll be rid of him for good