Sister Sidewinder just can’t take old Sister Snake.
\nThey battle in the apses all night long.
\nOne says "chalice," one says "malice;" it’s real hard to take.
\nTheir dogma tells them everyone is wrong.
\nIt would not surprise to see them battling with crosses,
\nen garde about the pews and sacristy.
\nIt may be time for Saint Sublime to simply cut its losses
\nbefore one gets strung up by rosary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sister Sidewinder just can’t take old Sister Snake. They battle in the apses all night long. One says "chalice," one says "malice;" it’s real hard to take. Their dogma tells them everyone is wrong. It would not surprise to see them battling with crosses, en garde about the pews and sacristy. 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