On Rattlesnake me-y-Mountain I did dee-y-dwell
And here's a little stee-y-story I'm a gonna tee-y-tell
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A nice young me-y-man in the month of me-y-May
Went down to the fee-y-field for to mow his hee-y-hay
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He had not mee-y-mowed all around that fee-y-field
When a rattle-copper-snee-y-snake come and bit him on the hee-y-heel
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He jumped up hee-y-high and he looked all a-ree-ry-round
And closed his ee-y-eye and he fell to the gee-y-ground
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He told the bee-y-bird go fetch my gee-y-gal
I'm rattlesnake bee-y-bit and I need my see-y-Sal
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The bird did flee-y-fly and spread the nee-y-news
And along come see-y-Sal without any she-y-shoes
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Johnny dee-y-dear why did you gee-y-go
Down into the fee-y-fields the hay for to mee-y-mow
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Sally dee-y-dear I thought you know-y-knowed
Whe the hay is ree-ry-ripe it's a gotta be mow-y-mowed
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Johnny dee-y-dear I'll save your lee-y-life
If I may bee-y-bee your sweet little wee-y-wife
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She grabbed his lee-y-leg and made him sqee-y-squeal
And s**ed that p'ison blood right outta his hee-y-heel
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Now, Sal she hee-y-had a rotten too-y-wooth
And the p'ison stee-y-struck and k**ed them bow-y-both
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The nee-y-neighbors found that they was dee-y-dead
And laid the bee-y-both upon one bee-y-bed
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So all young lee-y-lovers a warning tee-y-take
From Johnny bee-y-Bland and Sally bee-y-Blake
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In mind when you in lee-y-love don't pee-y-pa**
To close to pee-y-patches of high gee-y-gra**
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