Australian singles chart:
Spiders and Snakes entered the Kent charts on 31 December 1973 and peaked at #19. The song was #98 on the Top 100 of 1974.
Album:
The song is on Jim Stafford which entered the Kent album charts on 10 June 1974 and peaked at #27.
Songwriters:
Jim Stafford, David Bellamy
Producers:
Phil Gernhard, Lobo
Record label of Australian release:
MGM
Songfacts:
Spiders and Snakes was written by comedian and musician Jim Stafford together with David Bellamy. It was one of the first songs Bellamy wrote – the lyrics are a humorous retelling of his experiences growing up on a farm in rural Darby, Florida. Along with his brother Howard, David went on to great success as The Bellamy Brothers. Their best known song is Let Your Love Flow.
Read more: http://www.songfacts.com/facts/jim-stafford/spiders-and-snakes
Lyrics:
I remember when Mary Lou
Said, “You want to walk me home from school”
Well, I said, “Yes, I do”
She said, “I don’t have to go right home
And I’m the kind that likes to be alone some if you would”
I said, “Me, too”
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