put one foot forward while the other one stomps on the grave 
And my hands clap a rhythm but the lord ain't listening today 
I came back from the river because the river ain't no place to pray 
And I look at myself in the mirror and say 

Like the suicide snake I bite my tail 
I dive down deep into the belly of the whale 
Wash myself in a big black tub [bad word] a dub [bad word] a dub dub 

I hear one hand clapping while the other one gives me a wave 
And the lord keeps whistling but I ain't listening today 
I'm gonna drown in the river, gonna float all my troubles away 

And I look at myself in the mirror and say 
Boy you're gonna grow to be a man someday 
Like the suicide snake I bite my tail 
Dive down deep in the belly of the whale