Mmmmmm mmmm 
    black snake crawling in my room 
Mmmmmm mmmm 
    black snake crawling in my room 
And some pretty mama 
    better come and get this black snake soon 

Ummmmmh uh 
    that must have been a bed bug 
        baby, a chinch can't bite that hard 
Ummmmmh uh 
    that must have been a bed bug 
        baby, a chinch can't bite that hard 
Asked my sugar for fifty cent 
    she said, Lemon, ain't a dime in the yard 

Mmmmama that's all right 
    mama that's all right for you 
Mmmmama that's all right 
    mama that's all right for you 
Mama that's all right 
    most any old way you do 

Mmmmmm mmmm 
    what's that matter now 
Mmmmmm mmmm 
    honey, what's the matter now 
Sugar, what's the matter: 
    don't like no black snake no how 

Mmmmmm mmmm 
    wonder where is my black snake gone 
Mmmmmm mmmm
    wonder where is my black snake gone
Black snake, mama, done 
    run my darling home