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The Ballad of the Snake Oil Salesman
by  zincshed   and   SusieCool
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zincshed
This started as a set of lyrics which I passed to SusieCool for the music and vocals.
She produced a demo track and gave me the option of finishing it up but along the way she fed the demo to Suno and came up with some AI versions. I treat these AI versions with caution. I find they sap my motivation to keep working on a project due to the many pathways they open up. In the interest of exposing the inner workings of Suno, we are posting a “Hybrid Version”. It starts with the real human input and then segues into an AI version. Comments very welcome.
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Released 25-May-2026
Category Country
Application Cakewalk
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Type mp3
Size 7.7 Mb
Activity
Plays 2
Downloads 0
Weekly plays 2
Weekly downloads 0
Rights and AI
License No derivative works allowed
AI lyrics No
AI music/production Yes
Lyrics
The Ballad of the Snake Oil Salesman
Lyrics – zincshed
Music - SusieCool

He was just a snake oil salesman
Who moved from town to town
But deep within he still believed
That miracles abound

He never met the modern world
Where evil men preside
He never learnt new ways and means 
To bend our hearts and minds

[Chorus]
Shady snake oil salesman
Peddling potions to the poor
Shady snake oil salesman
Claiming credit for the cure

He was just a snake oil salesman
Selling moonshine on the side
His potions charms and amulets
Were objects sold with pride

Some days he’d thump the bible
Some days he’d heal the sick
It always seemed like miracles
But it was just a trick

[Chorus]
Shady snake oil salesman
Peddling potions to the poor
Shady snake oil salesman
Claiming credit for the cure

He never met the modern world
Where millions can be made
From scams and empty promises
To those that he betrayed

Folks believe just what they want
They pray their dreams come true
And snake oil salesmen carry on
To sell your hopes to you

Chorus repeat
Description of Ai usage
This track segues from the human input into the Suno output. It is a demo of how Suno works
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morgan102
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Hey Roger,I just used The Club,the song we did together,but I deliberately used a vocalist for crossover value for a certain audience.now with Nuno ,you can use your vocals or what vocals you want.The new Nuno is a real good tool for  your own music and creativity.You can use your own voice and music with a great remix and master.
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