The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake

Our darling wandered far away while she was out at play Lost in the woods, she couldn't hear a sound She was our darling girl, the sweetest thing in all the world We searched for her but she couldn't be found I heard the screams of our little girl far away Hurry Daddy, there's an awful, dreadful snake I ran as fast as I could through the dark and dreary woods But I reached our darling girl too late Oh, I began to sigh, I knew that soon, she'd have to die For the snake was warning me close by I held her close to my face, she said, "Daddy, kill that snake It's getting dark, tell mommy goodbye" I heard the screams of our little girl far away Hurry Daddy, there's an awful, dreadful snake I ran as fast as I could through the dark and dreary woods But I reached our darling girl too late To all parents, I must say, don't let your children stray away They need your love to guide them along Oh God, I pray we'll see our darling some day It seems I still can hear her voice around our home I heard the screams of our little girl far away Hurry Daddy, there's an awful, dreadful snake I ran as fast as I could through the dark and dreary woods But I reached our darling girl too late