SPIDER CRAWL
(Blandon / Condon)

as recorded by
Billy Banks & his Orchestra
1943


Oh see that spider crawlin' up that wall,
Oh see that spider crawlin' up that wall,
He's goin' up that wall to get his ashes hauled!

Oh let me be your little dog till the big dog comes,
Let me be your little dog till the big dog comes,
And when the big dog comes, show him what the little dog done!

Oh the graveyard sure is a mean old place,
I said the graveyard sure is a mean old place,
They throw you down the hole and dump dirt on your face!

My gal is just like a weeping willow tree,
I said my gal is just like a weeping willow tree,
She hangs her head and weeps all day for me!

I'm goin' up the river honey but I can't take you,
I'm goin' up the river honey but I can't take you,
'Cause there ain't nothin' up there a good gal like you can do!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - February 2018)