Spiders and Snakes Lyrics
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"
Wound up down by the swimmin' hole
And she said, "Do what you want to do"
I got silly and I found a frog
In the water by a hollow log
And I shook it at her and I said "This frog's for you"
She said
And that ain't what it takes to love me
You fool, you fool
I don't like spiders and snakes
And that ain't what it takes to love me
Like I want to be loved by you
I call her up when I got a dime
I say, "Hello, baby"
She says, "Ain't you cool"
I say, "Do you remember when?
And would you like to get together again?"
She says, "I'll see you after school"
Most of my love was touch and smile
Till she said, "Come on over here"
I was nervous as you might guess
Still looking for somethin' to slip down her dress
And she said, "Let's make it perfectly clear"
She said
And that ain't what it takes to love me
You fool, you fool
I don't like spiders and snakes
And that ain't what it takes to love me
Like I want to be loved by you
A 1974 hit that I recall so well. The artist was born/raised in Florida, where there are plenty of spiders and snakes;) The song's about a young boy who takes his girl down by the river. He finds her a frog (to impress her), but she is rather unimpressed with the way he shows his love. (Who wouldn't be:) They break up (either because she wanted more from him or because he let her go), but later reconnect, only this time he's thinking about slipping something else down her dress. Love the song and the decade in music!
This song is about a boy who is too young to be serious about a relationship. The girl is more mature and she wants him to move the physical part of the relationship. He still thinks it would be fun to put a frog down her dress because he is immature, but she convinces him to grow up.