Preacher In The Ring, Part I

Spent the night over at a friend's place
 Sunday morning came, he was in my face
 Said I wanna take you to a place
 Put you in a state of grace
 Drove way out to a cinder block house
 I walked in like a Thomas in doubt
 Saw a man in a reptile suit with a rattling sound
 Whoa no, whoa no
 I can't get with this here, I know
 Never seen nothin' like this before
 Hey-ey-hey-ey
 And Hallelujah and praise the man
 Upstairs with the long hand
 Wrap the snake and the angels sing
 Take your ride with the preacher in the ring
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 There was bitin' and jumpin'
 And moans and wails
 Believers out shakin' on the spirit trail
 Then some came and threw
 The man in jail, the man in jail
 Lifted up the snake overhead so high
 Eyes closed tight but he praised the sky
 Was a wild-eyed scramble over tables
 And chairs to see the light
 Whoa, whoa, so long
 Copperheads and sacred songs
 The book of Mark couldn't be wrong
 Hey-ey-hey-ey
 Hallelujah and praise the man
 Upstairs with the long hand
 Wrap the snake and watch 'em all sting
 And they go ten rounds with the preacher in the ring
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 Say they're lockin' 'em up
 They've got 'em on the run
 Might as well sue all the doctors
 When they don't get it done
 Not everything everybody does
 Works all the time, son
 Whoa no, whoa no
 Say you got the answer
 Well, how do you know?
 It works for me, that's all I know
 Hey-ey-hey-ey
 Hallelujah and praise the man
 Upstairs with the long hand
 Wrap the snake and watch 'em all sting
 As they go ten rounds with the preacher in the ring