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
and so we took a stroll
wound up down by the swimming 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
i don’t like spiders and snakes
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
well i think of that girl from time to time
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
i was shy and so for a while
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 something to slip down her dress
and she said let’s make it perfectly clear
she said
i don’t like spiders and snakes
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
Artist: Jim Stafford
Year: 1973
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 118