Anansi, he is a spider
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a lazy one
Do little as he can,
Yeah, do little as he can.
Anansi has a mango tree
He loves the fruit so ripe.
He cannot reach the mangoes
But he longs to have a bite.
Anansi, he is a spider
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a lazy one
Do little as he can,
Yeah, do little as he can.
So, Anansi tells his friend the crow,
"You're beautiful to me."
Old crow calls his friends
So they can hear his flattery.
The crows stop by the mango tree
And they bend the branches down.
Anansi watches them swing and sway
And mangoes hit the ground.
Anansi, he is a spider
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a clever one
He always had a plan
Yeah, he always had a plan
Anansi, he is a spider
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a lazy one
Do little as he can
Yeah, do little as he can.
Anansi, Anansi, Anansi, Anansi...
(Repeat to fade)
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a lazy one
Do little as he can,
Yeah, do little as he can.
He loves the fruit so ripe.
He cannot reach the mangoes
But he longs to have a bite.
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a lazy one
Do little as he can,
Yeah, do little as he can.
"You're beautiful to me."
Old crow calls his friends
So they can hear his flattery.
And they bend the branches down.
Anansi watches them swing and sway
And mangoes hit the ground.
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a clever one
He always had a plan
Yeah, he always had a plan
Anansi, he is a man
Anansi, he is a lazy one
Do little as he can
Yeah, do little as he can.
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