Lyrics

[Intro] My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama [Verse 1] He knew the good book real good And knew the bad all too well He spent his lifetime rattlin' cages And runnin' that devil's ass back to Hell [Chorus] My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama My daddy was the Devil's undertaker My daddy was a saver of souls My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher Just like his daddy before him was [Verse 2] Well he was all fire and brimstone Firewater on his breath Spittin' 90-proof truth to a tent full of sinners 'Til there wasn't one single unsaved soul left, son [Chorus] My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama My daddy was the Devil's undertaker My daddy was a saver of souls My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher Just like his daddy before him was [Verse 3] I tell my boy all about his pa-paw And how to learn how to chase the devil away Some day I'll lay a rattlesnake down And he'll pick it up, shake it at a sinner, and say [Chorus] My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher My daddy was a man of God My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher In south Alabama, Alabama My daddy was the Devil's undertaker My daddy was a saver of souls My daddy was a rattlesnake preacher Just like his daddy before him was Like his daddy before him was [Outro] I sing, yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me My daddy told me so