Lyrics
(Traditional chant)
I saw a slippery slithery snake
Slide through the grasses,
Making them shake.
He looked at me with his beady eye.
“Go away from my pretty garden,” said I.
“Sssss,” said the slippery slithery snake
As he slid through the grasses,
Making them shake.
See also
- Subject: snakes
- Dynamics: loud & soft
- Harmony: ostinati
- Meter: mixed meter
- Timbre: chants / voices
- Source: Round and Round the Garden and Other Action Songs, Caroline Repchuk, Parragon, 2000
or purchase here (printables only)
- Downloadable chant with Lesson ideas for Meter (in 4/4 and 6/8), Expression/Drama, Dynamics, Voices, Phrases, Harmony (Ostinati), Handouts with student parts (PDF)
