An adder wrapped it's neck around me An adder wrapped it's neck around me The serpent in it's posture is draining life from me An adder wrapped it's neck around me There is water at the bottom of the sea There is water at the bottom of the sea Beneath the plastic island and white chemical stream There is water at the bottom of the sea I asked for water and they gave me gasoline I asked for water and they gave me gasoline They said gasoline's expensive and water's often free I asked for water and they gave me gasoline I asked for water and they gave me gasoline I asked for a drink and they gave me turpentine They put the spike into the world and turn their money green I asked for water and they gave me gasoline If I were a bird a bull would step on me He's twist my nose and break up all my wings The only thing left over would be the little song I sing If I were a bird a bull would step on me If I were a bull a butcher I would see Like an animal that's carved before he's free But if I were a butcher my apron would be clean If I were a bull a butcher I would see An adder wrapped it's neck around me So that I'll see the bad things that he sees And when I'm too much like him that's when he will eat me An adder wrapped it's neck around me.