[Verse 1: Ralph Stanley]
Come walk with me through the pines
In the morning sun
The birds are singing in the pines
In the morning sun

[Verse 2: Ralph Stanley]
Come stand with me, my darling one
Among the trembling pines
We feel His presence all around
Fire in the sky

[Verse 3: Emmylou Harris]
You can’t hold me, I’m too slippery
I do no sleeping, I get lonely
You can touch me if you want to
I got poison, I just might bite you

[Verse 4: Emmylou Harris]
Lie in circles, on the sunlight
Shine like diamonds on a dark night
Ain't no mercy in my smilin'
Only fangs and sweet beguiling

[Verse 5: Emmylou Harris]
Future, he don’t try to find me
Skin I’ve been through dies behind me
Solid hollow wrapped in hatred
Not a drop of venom wasted
[Verse 6: Emmylou Harris]
You can slip in, try to find me
Hold your breath and flat deny me
Makes no difference to my thinking
I’ll be here when you start sinking