My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama
He knew the good book real good And knew the bad all too well He spent his lifetime rattlin´ cages And runnin´ that devil´s ass back to Hell
My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama My daddy was the Devil´s undertaker My daddy was a saver of souls My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher Just like his daddy before him was
He was all fire and brimstone Firewater on his breath Spittin´ 90-proof truth to a tent full of sinners ´Til there wasn´t one single unsaved soul left, son
My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama My daddy was the Devil´s undertaker My daddy was a saver of souls My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher Just like his daddy before him was
I tell my boy all about his pa-paw And how to learn how to chase the devil away Some day I´ll lay a rattlesnake down And he´ll pick it up, shake it at a sinner, and say
My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God
My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama, Alabama My daddy was the Devil´s undertaker My daddy was a saver of souls My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher Just like his daddy before him was Like his daddy before him was
I sing, Yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me My daddy told me so