Em                                                                                         B7       Em

Shake that rattle around ol’ boy you gotta shake that rattle around

Em                                                                                         B7        Em

Shake that rattle around ol’ boy you gotta shake that rattle around

.               Am

Well the snake’s in the fiddle an’ the devil’s in the bow

Em                            B7      Em

Rattle ‘em up for a do-si-do

.               Am

Well the snake’s in the fiddle an’ the devil’s in the bow

B7

Rattle ‘em up now here we go

Spider’s in the fiddle an’ he’s webbin’ up a den

Shake around the rattle an’ he’s gone again

Well I learned to play the fiddle ever since I was-a ten

Reeling in the lessons of the older fellas then

Wanna make a rattle then you gotta get a snake

Throw ‘im in the fiddle then you give it a shake

Snake’s in the fiddle make a mighty pretty charm

Gives a little drop of honey in your fiddling arm

Some folk claim the fiddle sound a-mighty good

with a Rattlesnake rattling against the wood