Steve Earle — Snake Oil

One Two Three Four Pass me that can o' oil there Oh, I like that echo It goes right through my head, just like it I had that happen once but It's chemically induced One, two One, two, three, four Ladies and gentlemen, attention please Come in close so everyone can see I got a tale to tell, a listen don't cost a dime If you believe that, we're going to get along just fine Now I've been travelin' all around I heard trouble's come to your town I got a little somethin' Guaranteed to ease your mind It's called Snake Oil, y'all It's been around for a long, long time Well, your crops will burn, if it don't rain soon Ain't seen a drop since the tenth of June Well, I can open up the sky People have no fear If you ain't impressed yet Tell me what you want to hear Well, you lost your farm so you moved to town You get a job, they shut the factory down Now you sit around all day long feeling sad and blue You need Snake Oil, y'all To tell you what I'm going to do Step right up! I can heal the sick and I can mend the lame And the blind shall see again, it's all the same Well, ain't your President good to you? Knocked 'em dead in Libya, Grenada too Now he's taking his show a little further down the line Between me and him, people You're going to get along just fine It's called Snake Oil y'all Snake Oil y'all, Snake Oil y'all Called Snake Oil y'all It's called Snake Oil y'all It's been around for a long, long time