Cottonmouth had such a way of saying things Phrases used to fly like they were wearing wings Never had to weigh a word Said the first thing that occurred And round your head the stuff he said went running rings Cottonmouth, what a brain Absolutely insane Cottonmouth would tell the girls he sighed for them He talked of all the lonely nights he cried for them Later on they told their men "Hey, I just saw Cottonmouth again, That guy's a scream" – they never guessed he died for them Cottonmouth, what a brain Absolutely insane Cottonmouth, what a guy He used to say he was shy So shy he could die Cottonmouth packed up one day and did a fade Turned edgeways on and vanished like a razor blade Considering people here Are simple, downright, and sincere It could have been the smartest move he ever made Cottonmouth, what a brain Absolutely insane