Boa Constrictor

Words & Music:

Shel Silverstein

 

C                        G7

I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor.

G7                       C

I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor.

C                        F

I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor.

F     C             G7   C

And I don't like it very much!

 

    G7                               C

Oh, no!  (Oh, no!) he's swallowed my toe!

 

Oh, gee, (Oh, gee,) he's swallowed my knee!

Oh, my, (Oh, my,) he's swallowed my thigh!

Oh, yip, (Oh, yip,) he's swallowed my hip!

Oh, fiddle, (Oh, fiddle,) he's swallowed my middle!

Oh, yes, (Oh, yes) he's swallowed my chest!

Oh, heck! (Oh, heck!) he's swallowed my neck!

Oh, dread! (Oh, dread!) he's swallowed my...

 

SLURP!  GULP!

 



The provenance of the attached easy arrangement is unknown.  It is part of a collection that people gave me over the years.  Please inform me if correctly attribute it.




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