https://formalverse.com/2024/09/16/donald-trumps-favourite-poem-the-snake-by-oscar-brown-jr/
"On her way to work one morning
Down the path longside the lake
A tender-hearted woman saw a poor half-frozen snake
His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
Oh well, she cried, Ill take you in and Ill take care of you
Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heavens sake
Take me in, tender woman, sighed the snake
She wrapped him up all cozy in a comforter of silk
And laid him by thе fireside with some honеy and some milk
She hurried home from work that night, and soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake shed taken in had been revived
Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heavens sake
Take me in, tender woman, sighed the snake
She clutched him to her bosom, Youre so beautiful, she cried
But if I hadnt brought you in, by now you might have died
She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight
Instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite
Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heavens sake
Take me in, tender woman, sighed the snake
I saved you, cried the woman
And youve bitten me, but why?
And you know your bite is poisonous and now Im gonna die
Oh shut up, silly woman, said the reptile with a grin
You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in
Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heavens sake
Take me in, tender woman, sighed the snake
Take me in, tender woman, sighed the snake
Take me in, tender woman, sighed the snake
*****
Donald Trump has repeatedly read this poem in his political rallies
Trump always fails to credit Oscar Brown Jr as the songs author, consistently naming Al Wilson instead;
Oscar Brown was a civil rights activist
Oscar Browns daughters have sent Trump cease-and-desist letters"