Key: G major
Verse 1
ANANSI
G
THE
SPIDER
C
D
it was time to eat lunch for the day.
Mr.
G
Bm
Turtle's tummy was a -rumbling.
C
D
He was ready to cook up something.
Mr.
C
D
Under his flippers, yams he bundled.
G
Bm
C
I shall make a yam stew, said he.
D
smash smash.
C
D
He whipped up the stew in it jiffy,
in a flash.
G
Yow!
It was hot and needed to chill,
so he left it on the windowsill.
And
C
D
Nancy, the trickster spider, was nearby.
C
D
G
He'd had no lunch, not even a fly.
G
D
C
G
in his nostrils grew and grew.
Nancy followed the smell towards
D
Bm
a house shaped like a shell.
C
D
There on the sill was a tasty stew.
C
D
And yam was his favourite stew too.
on the house of shell.
Mr
Turtle appeared and sighed as well.
But
G
Mr
Turtle just shook his head.
Mr
Turtle thought this was rude.
Em
D
After all, the stew was his food.
C
G
No, you can't, he said to
Anansi.
G
Bm
He always made plans that were sneaky.
C
D
He suddenly thought of a cunning trick
to eat this stew ever so quick.
Bm
C
If I make something fly without wings,
Mr
Turtle,
D
G
can I try some of your delicious stew?
It seemed this couldn't be true.
Mr
Turtle laughed.
Em
G
If this thing can fly fast an d true,
C
G
D
then I'll give you all of my tasty stew !"
Anansi chuckled then too.
He knew exactly what to do.
G
C
so thin you couldn't see a thing.
D
G
He shot it towards the window, where
G
And
Em
D
Nancy glided on this spider string.
Whoosh!
G
Em
It looked like he was flying!
Em
D
Nancy slided and glided along.
Soon, he reached the stew pot,
and in his eight arms it was caught.
Mr
Turtle was so surprised,
he couldn't believe his turtle eyes.
D
G
Why, how did you do that?
Bm
said he.
And
C
D
Nancy giggled and danced with glee.
Mr.
Little did he know,
G
he'd just been cheated.
Em
D
You can have all the yam stew.
G
C
D
You flew without wings, that is true.
Anansi.
Bm
Mr.
D
G
Great idea, I agree.
Bm
Slurp!
C
D
They ate the tasty stew right up,
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