musicfog.com Ray Wylie Hubbard unleashes his classic "Snake Farm" upon an unsuspecting Threadgill's audience at the Music Fog Showcase during SXSW 2010.
When me and my husband had just gotten married, we were on our honeymoon like a day after our wedding and turned on our hotel room tv. We scrolled through the channels and suddenly a live version of this song came on, right at the chorus. We looked at each other quizzically and then both burst out laughing at the lyrics! It’s a core memory that we look back on and chuckle at. To this day we sometimes bust out singing, “snake farm!” And it always makes us laugh. For that reason I will forever be grateful for this song
For my bachelor party we rented a lake house in Oregon and did a bunch of shrooms. This song came on and we put it on repeat for 3 hours just hysterically laughing. Ray is a legend and forever in my heart.
First heard this on Outlaw Country on Sirius XM. This was easily 14 years ago. I’ve appreciated his honest songwriting ever since. Although I don’t listen regularly, I listen to this one to remind me “life is too serious to be taken TOO seriously”. Take a chance every day. If you woke up, you e been given one…take it and carry on.
I was on a road trip a few years ago and stopped at a random bar in Florida for a beer. The performer started singing this song and I've never been able to get it out of my head since. Gotta love Florida!
might have been my friend Lee Swimmer (RIP) a former member of Edgar Winter’s touring band-he was from Orlando and the only act I ever saw in FL who played Snake Farm. We did it as a duo a few times as well
@@ItsSusieQue96Maybe! I don't remember his name, sorry. I remember he had long hair, a beard and looked like a tall guy sitting down. Sorry to hear he passed away? What happened? Because the guy I heard performing the song looked like a young guy...
I got to work the door for his show a couple of days ago. It was so much fun!!! A true troubadour!!!!! The young Lady who opened for him was amazing as well. I am now a forever fan of both! I feel really lucky to have worked that show! ❤
A friend turned me on to this guy and now he’s one of my faves ever!! As far as gritty country blues goes anyway. 😎 He’s actually in a category all his own.
Its a shame he had such a dead crowd. I saw him at the Kessler in Oak Cliff and the crowd was totally into this. Was the best live show I have ever seen. If he comes to your area, he is worth the ticket price for the experience!!!!
I wish I had been at the Austin City Limits concert! I would have made enough applause to make up for the lack of it from those in the audience who don`t know good music if it came up and hit them in the head!
Well folks take it from a music lover whose big brother took him to many of the major rock concerts in Atlanta in the 70`s. Ray Wylie Hubbard is one the finest musician/vocalists in American contemporary music history. He and his musical collaborators don`t have to hide behind computerized technology to entertain us. Their pure talent is so refreshing to me delivered in an uncluttered sonic format making it easy to let the stories take you away from the present.
Yep. I’ve enjoyed the solo concerts of RWH and recently Dean Dillon. That was special for sure. As a long time country DJ. I had no idea Dean was so cool on stage. I knew he wrote great songs but not much was ever written about him when I was on air. Check him out. Heck I might watch it again tonight.
I was high off my ass in a colorado ski lodge the first time I heard this...I instantly fell in love and then fell off my chair laughing for an awkwardly long time....everyone was staring like "who let that kid out of the psych ward?" Lol
My son recognized this song from when he heard it when he was knee high to a grasshopper. He is 5'9" now 13 yrs old. He just smiled when heard the groove.......That in turn, made me smile ear to ear. and still smiling.....
I know this is a little late, but you know this is a song about a real place, right??? lol, it's in New Braunfels, TX. It is literally called The Snake Farm. Or at least it was until a few years ago when they renamed it Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo.
I took my grandson to the Snake Farm in New Braunfels yesterday. Beautiful animals!! Every type of snake known to man-puff adders, every type of rattlesnake on earth --etc. etc. I had no idea a attlesnake could be so huge. Surprised I didn't have nightmares!
Hot Dang, You’re Right!!! I was just sent this video song as a family joke about my twin cousins Always accidentally coming across Big Snakes!! 2 -4 foot snakes in their Kentucky car that wouldn’t start! Back to the percussion...!!!! It don’t get better than that for that song! Peace ☀️🌴🦩🌎🦋🦎🌺🎵🐝🐾
Last Thursday night--got to finally see Ray Wylie live on "the Front Porch" at the St. Augustine Ampitheater in St. Augustine, Fla. He rocked the house and kicked ass!! Glad to see "an old cat" like him still can rock "South of the River!!"
Poopsies (my son) is now 6'4" 344# size 16 feet. 15 yrs old autistic / 8 other diagnoses. Hard to handle. His POS "friend" in Florida was singing this the other day. He told me and I just smiled. RWH is great.
Your comment has me in stitches!! Thanks for the lift, especially after such an energising song! I believe that Robert E. Lee may be back from the grave, but still acting deader than a doornail!
They have lions and other big cats there too now , def worth the $13 ish to get in. Wish the cats had a little more room tho but I think they’re rescues
I actually gave a 35+ inch Texas Coral snake to the Snake Farm on IH 35 in New Braunfels . I was breaking up my collection of around 40 snakes mostly native to Texas species and with the size of this one (35"is much longer than the average)I felt that it was a fitting specimen to represent Texas Coral Snakesto tourists.
Saw Ray Wylie Hubbard at the Red Ants Music Festival at White Sulphur Springs, MT. 2 weeks ago. Fantastic!! I've been listening to him for the two solid weeks since.
Thing song reminds me of a pair of 16 hours days on a doomed data cabling job out in Lockhart. We were pretty delirious when my coworker introduced us to this song on the midnight drive home when we passed the OG Snake Farm. When I hear this song, I can almost smell the Quesarito farts being sent up and down the elevator with our cable tester.
The "Snake Farm was between San Antonio an New Braunfels Texas And it truly existed. Another road side attraction In a land far far away. You can drive all night, but you can't get there from here.
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When me and my husband had just gotten married, we were on our honeymoon like a day after our wedding and turned on our hotel room tv. We scrolled through the channels and suddenly a live version of this song came on, right at the chorus. We looked at each other quizzically and then both burst out laughing at the lyrics! It’s a core memory that we look back on and chuckle at. To this day we sometimes bust out singing, “snake farm!” And it always makes us laugh. For that reason I will forever be grateful for this song
For my bachelor party we rented a lake house in Oregon and did a bunch of shrooms. This song came on and we put it on repeat for 3 hours just hysterically laughing. Ray is a legend and forever in my heart.
Had almost an identical story, except it was a river in Pennsylvania.. everything else is identical
@@benmcintyre3147 it just sounds nasty 😂
I would have loved joining in on that party.
I seriously thought at many points in life that I've smoked way too much weed. Until I heard this song. Congratulations for all of us.
Man you got me laughin so hard I can hardly type... I've had that same thought
Lmmfao
LMAO. Damn
Lmao
it ain't a competition.
First heard this on Outlaw Country on Sirius XM. This was easily 14 years ago. I’ve appreciated his honest songwriting ever since. Although I don’t listen regularly, I listen to this one to remind me “life is too serious to be taken TOO seriously”. Take a chance every day. If you woke up, you e been given one…take it and carry on.
I was on a road trip a few years ago and stopped at a random bar in Florida for a beer. The performer started singing this song and I've never been able to get it out of my head since. Gotta love Florida!
might have been my friend Lee Swimmer (RIP) a former member of Edgar Winter’s touring band-he was from Orlando and the only act I ever saw in FL who played Snake Farm. We did it as a duo a few times as well
@@ItsSusieQue96Maybe! I don't remember his name, sorry. I remember he had long hair, a beard and looked like a tall guy sitting down. Sorry to hear he passed away? What happened? Because the guy I heard performing the song looked like a young guy...
@@Celwood prob not Lee then but he kinda was famous for playing that song lol
I got to work the door for his show a couple of days ago. It was so much fun!!! A true troubadour!!!!! The young Lady who opened for him was amazing as well. I am now a forever fan of both! I feel really lucky to have worked that show! ❤
Woman and some men hate this song with a passion. I for one love, ooouhoohh.
Just passed the Snake Farm on the way to San Antonio from Fort Worth. Just had to play this song. Never gets old.
First time I heard this I lived up in Roanoke lol just north of fw
A friend turned me on to this guy and now he’s one of my faves ever!! As far as gritty country blues goes anyway. 😎 He’s actually in a category all his own.
Its a shame he had such a dead crowd. I saw him at the Kessler in Oak Cliff and the crowd was totally into this. Was the best live show I have ever seen. If he comes to your area, he is worth the ticket price for the experience!!!!
I wish I had been at the Austin City Limits concert! I would have made enough applause to make up for the lack of it from those in the audience who don`t know good music if it came up and hit them in the head!
studio audience at this venue told to keep their mouths shut......
Throw a few of them snakes out there they ll wake up
I`ll bet.
@@kwwkjock That`s messed up.
Burying Dad today and this is in my head since I woke up. Can't account for it, but thanks RWH.
my condolences
I’m sorry for your loss. Hopefully, Ray Wylie helped get you through. Continued strength to you and your family.
I'm sorry for your lose. I've also gotten this song stuck in my head during times of high stress. Not all the time, but more than once.
Me too
So sorry. Hope you're doing better now.
Well folks take it from a music lover whose big brother took him to many of the major rock concerts in Atlanta in the 70`s. Ray Wylie Hubbard is one the finest musician/vocalists in American contemporary music history. He and his musical collaborators don`t have to hide behind computerized technology to entertain us. Their pure talent is so refreshing to me delivered in an uncluttered sonic format making it easy to let the stories take you away from the present.
Yep. I’ve enjoyed the solo concerts of RWH and recently Dean Dillon. That was special for sure. As a long time country DJ. I had no idea Dean was so cool on stage. I knew he wrote great songs but not much was ever written about him when I was on air. Check him out. Heck I might watch it again tonight.
I was high off my ass in a colorado ski lodge the first time I heard this...I instantly fell in love and then fell off my chair laughing for an awkwardly long time....everyone was staring like "who let that kid out of the psych ward?" Lol
This never gets old.........
This man has many fans! Us Texas truckers love the music n the poet. Much love Ray!.
Keep on truckin brother! Ray Wylie a legend
Never heard this song before....now I'm hooked.
I was doing Iowaska and watching some bald short guy's podcast and God sent me here.
My son recognized this song from when he heard it when he was knee high to a grasshopper. He is 5'9" now 13 yrs old. He just smiled when heard the groove.......That in turn, made me smile ear to ear. and still smiling.....
went to snake farm as a kid - about 30 miles north of San Antonio Texas
yes, a real place
Thank you "Music Fog" for all you've given me.
my five year old was walking through the house singing this song my wife of that time said you'll have to explain it when they call from the school
paul atwood you’ll just have to say it’s a reptile house. No need to spread the truth
Not this song but I have been there brother
Oh that`s priceless!
Just had this conversation with my wife about my six year old son.
My teacher loves this song so much he makes all of his classes listen to it
You teacher is making his classes listen to a song about a prostitute
Sounds like one of those cool teachers
Best song ever written....
I love the Snake Farm my dad and my mom loves it too and maybe my brother thank you so much
Hello how are you doing today..?
took my 11 year old head banger to his concert, totally changed his outlook on music
Hello how are you doing today..?
So much fun🤣🤣🤣! Love it👍.
My friend showed me this song today for the first time. I’m dying laughing at the absurdity of the song, but can’t help but love it!!!
My friend Joe just sent me this song Today too !... I think it's a hit...lol
I know this is a little late, but you know this is a song about a real place, right??? lol, it's in New Braunfels, TX. It is literally called The Snake Farm. Or at least it was until a few years ago when they renamed it Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo.
Jamming to this passing thru some small town San Antonio headed towards Dallas
Hey how are you doing..?
I've been waking up to this song for the last three months, thanks YWAM Biarritz...
I took my grandson to the Snake Farm in New Braunfels yesterday. Beautiful animals!! Every type of snake known to man-puff adders, every type of rattlesnake on earth --etc. etc. I had no idea a attlesnake could be so huge. Surprised I didn't have nightmares!
I laughed so hard when I heard this song 😂😂😂😂
I think the drummer is the real snake charmer... that dude is in the groove, I'll tell ya what!
Chewing that gum to the beat also. Probably got some meth from the snake farm.
Hot Dang, You’re Right!!!
I was just sent this video song as a family joke about my twin cousins Always accidentally coming across Big Snakes!! 2 -4 foot snakes in their Kentucky car that wouldn’t start!
Back to the percussion...!!!! It don’t get better than that for that song! Peace ☀️🌴🦩🌎🦋🦎🌺🎵🐝🐾
Doors 5 to 1
Snake Farm is painted in spray paint in Asheville NC on an abandoned shopping center wall.
Look what magic and genius can do when twisted together
Play on brother.... Play on
This was SO stuck in my head today for some reason. I just had to listen again for the day!
saw this guy at a music fest a few weeks ago he's super amazing live
isabel dragon hjjokg
I love this song 🎶🎸♥️
This song brings back alot of memories love this song
I love everything about this song forever 🎸❤🎸💯❣🎸
This is my favorite song.
Last Thursday night--got to finally see Ray Wylie live on "the Front Porch" at the St. Augustine Ampitheater in St. Augustine, Fla. He rocked the house and kicked ass!! Glad to see "an old cat" like him still can rock "South of the River!!"
Absolutely love it... can't seem to shake it mmmm snake farm seems to be stuck in my head.
Heard this on NPR this morning love it!!!
+Heather McComas-Curto It's begun to grow on me.
i love this sing a long!
The Snake Farm is outside of San Antone on I-10 headed to El Paso :-0 Thanx for the upload :)
Donna Palmer no it’s not, it’s off I-35 outside of New Braunfels.
God I can list to Ray Willey all day every day. One cool dude
Just saw him tonight. Really good story teller! I love his style!
This is my 1 1/2 year olds favorite song. On repeat since newborn age. Immediately stops her crying. Just sounds nasty!
Loving it!
Thanks for posting this! It's a classic. Pure Texas!
Can't wait to see him in October.. slc . We will be loud and proud
Poopsies (my son) is now 6'4" 344# size 16 feet. 15 yrs old autistic / 8 other diagnoses. Hard to handle. His POS "friend" in Florida was singing this the other day. He told me and I just smiled. RWH is great.
I love this song! This guy is so talented!
Hey how are you doing today..?
Brilliant!
Robert E Lee back from the grave and sitting front row for Snake Farm!
Your comment has me in stitches!! Thanks for the lift, especially after such an energising song! I believe that Robert E. Lee may be back from the grave, but still acting deader than a doornail!
I love him. Great story teller
Love these lyrics!
i35 as a kid when we passed by I knew we were now "close" to my grand parents house (Ft. Worth to S.A.)
One of the best song writers to have ever put pen to paper!!
I AGREE!
Actually, Snake Farm is on I-35 towards New Braunfels. We used to go there as kids.
Just went by Snake Farm on I35 on way back to San Marcos. Had to crank this tune up.
LOVE this song...
One FANTASTIC performer; purdy much is!
New Braunfels TX Snake Farm...look it up. Explains everything.
Lol...r u serious?
Schiltterban
I've been driving past that snakefarm for over 35 years.
They have lions and other big cats there too now , def worth the $13 ish to get in. Wish the cats had a little more room tho but I think they’re rescues
@@MrJLiles14 It's been a hot minute since I've been there. Do they still have those fruit bats?
Efin coooool tune!
Hello how are you doing today..?
Just heard him describe how he met Joe Walsh and Ringo Star because of the song, so I came to give it a listen.
So Cool that He references The Alarm!
this goes hard
Just saw him at the surf ballroom, outstanding!!
Awesome performance! 🎶
This man is a legend!!! He's amazing and he's my hero!!! Ily bwh!!!
So true!! Agree 100%
Mine too, since 1972
I love this song
snakefarm on the Rocks.
Best song ever
Oh yeah I need to compliment the percussionist. Great effects done well. Added a lot to the track!
Love it.
Yes sir, very fine music Mr.Ray. Just bought snake farm today.
A band from Wales theyre called the Alarm! Love this man!!
I love this
LOVE IT.
Python!! My Favorite snake and programming language!! SNAKE FARM!
sure wish there were more like him
Jerry Jeff say's....This song was written by Ray Wylie Hubbard!!!....and, I've listened to him ever since.
Best sing along ever.
Great song I love it
love
Iconic.
Legendary.
I actually gave a 35+ inch Texas Coral snake to the Snake Farm on IH 35 in New Braunfels . I was breaking up my collection of around 40 snakes mostly native to Texas species and with the size of this one (35"is much longer than the average)I felt that it was a fitting specimen to represent Texas Coral Snakesto tourists.
Just got back from seeing the brilliant Ray Wylie in Troy. Awesome.
Saw Ray Wylie Hubbard at the Red Ants Music Festival at White Sulphur Springs, MT. 2 weeks ago. Fantastic!! I've been listening to him for the two solid weeks since.
Congratulations Ray! Texas songwriters hall of fame.... that’s really something!
I think of the snake farm on I-35 south of Austin every time I hear this.
@lisettebaker9098 That’s the exact place that he’s singing about 😂
I heard this guy on outlaw country on Satilite radio and said hey this is a catchy tune.............now im a fan! I like this guy ! He's good!
love it
Hah! Love the lyrics, very smooth groove, perfect percussion accompaniment. Great song craft!
Yeah! The drummer even chews his gum in time with the song!
Excellent!
i love this song because of my math teacher my whole class jams to this song
Thing song reminds me of a pair of 16 hours days on a doomed data cabling job out in Lockhart. We were pretty delirious when my coworker introduced us to this song on the midnight drive home when we passed the OG Snake Farm. When I hear this song, I can almost smell the Quesarito farts being sent up and down the elevator with our cable tester.
This. Is. My. Jam.
The "Snake Farm was between San Antonio an New Braunfels Texas And it truly existed. Another road side attraction In a land far far away. You can drive all night, but you can't get there from here.
Did you ever experience a time at the Snake farm?
Ray is one cool dude I want to see him live
I am totally singing along at home!