Jim Stafford Spiders and Snakes

[RonSafreed]

1974 I was a senior&this song was playing on radio like Jim's other songs BTW-Wildwood Weed was often played as well.

[65wiseman]

Cool song! Double entendres

[talamasteruk]

Oh Yeah!!! - I heard this today on BBC Radio 2 - went straight back to High School!!!

[TheNewbidder70]

I don't like spiders and snakes either,And that aint what it takes to love ANYBODY!!!!

[mistywhite1965]

I remember this when I was in early grade school. I used to run around the yard singing it.

[Alma122509]

Thank you Jimmy for sharing this lovely song :)

[PlanetoftheeAtheists]

"do what you wanna do..." still gives me the giggles after 30 years

[kekenutikeke]

thanks Jim ,love it and it funy to..

[PaBasser]

Brings back memories of my teenage years. I remember my girlfriend and I would watch his TV show, back in 1975. I had a blast in the summer of 75, epic for sure!!!!!

[ve3bnw]

12 dislikes, from people who like RAP. Remember you can't spell CRAP without RAP.

[65rock4ever]

@ve3bnw You got that right.

[kittyclow]

Still have my 45 record!

[Ya8Boy1got5SwaG]

I loved this as a little kid and I still like it.

[65rock4ever]

Unique song in many ways. Amazing how versatile singers/musicians were and this was done in 1973 !

[jmmarx69]

great song.

[FastPonyGT]

12 really don't like spiders and snakes. As a matter of fact.....they're terrified of them.

[futurabat6543]

If you happen to have Jim Stafford's "None of us are Here" could you post it? THX!

[ruandted]

This kicks arse .Thanks for posting ....an Aussie

[huntingdogowner]

jim was an icon for us red-neck lovers of main steam ,air play stuff,kids enjoy it too but for other audio stuff than lyrics.

[braddblk]

I went out on my first deployment on the USS Enterprise that year. I agreed with her, "you fool, you fool!"

[bigcityonline]

Just smiling ,man just smiling

[TINKERBELLLISABELL]

I LISTENED TO THIS SONG IN THE 1970S AS A LITTLE GIRL MAKES ME SMILE!!

[snsnn1234]

im terried of spiders

[muzicfrst]

Great O'L tune:)

[siwelstryder]

yes yes with the "wishbone" !!!!!  oh yes! hey what was the other one??????? with the monster mash and shit??????? let's go..,. i still have them... fill me in

[04Jonsgirl]

Another awesome song...

[TheGeminiBabe]

11 people don't like spiders and snakes

[thedrifter43able]

dang, i used to like this song, i was in the 5th grade!

[apatheticempathy]

1974 ? This song was way before its time, listen to all the dif layers of "git tar ".

timelss ~

[mrsgstd]

@apatheticempathy Yes, the single was released in '74, the album in '73 so it was even a year earlier!

[snsliberty2]

Released in spring of 1974

[BobWhitlock]

The old fart is probably gigging in Branson, the place where they put old Las Vegas entertainers out to pasture.

Peace,

OHD

[plasti1016]

This should be my cousin Theme Song.

[wingman572]

funky, groovey, swampy, great audio, twister. love this

[iamtoothewalrus]

Jim Stafford could be John Ritter's brother...

[misstextingbeauty]

this is soooooo funny

[stony903]

I saw Jim's show at Branson last early this year -- he is still fantastic.... GREAT SHOW.

[theean]

@xXFloridasSonXx . . .me too :)

[brendaLea100]

I haven't heard this song forever! Love it! I was in 7th grade when it came out. Good times!

[DonnaKKKKKK]

@brendaLea100 I was in the 7th grade too when this came out. I love it

[jesjms069]

OMG! I had the 45rpm of this! I guess it was about 7th grade. Man, brings back memories :-)

[humphriesarlene]

OMG it brings back memories

[InsaneSurvivors6]

Where did the people humor for this song that is a classic groovy all go?

[GrigoriZhukov]

thumb up if you like rotary over push button (ptooie) I miss pay phones, lawn darts and ACTUAL cartoons on saturday mornings and still get mad when the president premepts my damn show! 

[Alcohollica1966]

Were any of you idiots even ALIVE when this song came out? I was 8 years old, and yes, a phone call was a dime then. "I called her up, when I got a dime...I said hello baby....she said ain't you cool." LMFAO !! I LOVED this song as a kid. My babysitter, Belinda, was 15 or 16, it was her favorite song, and I was in LOVE. LOL...

[CrustyClown11]

@Alcohollica1966 Nah, sadly. Good song though.

[AnthonysDen]

I suppose nine people really DON'T like spiders & snakes! lol :D

[nickelindimer]

I had this song, along with many other humorous li'l ditties, on a Ronco album called "Funky Favorites". "My Ding-a-ling", "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah", "Leader of the Laundromat" & "Yummy-yummy" were amongst the tracks on it... I haven't seen it in years, and all those amusing old hits are here! Thank-you, dear posters... for helping me recover a piece of my sorely-missed childhood.

[itsjollygood]

@nickelindimer  I had that album too! Got it from my older uncle. They don't make music like this anymore. Thank heaven for youtube to keep the oldies alive! Don't forget Little Red Riding Hood!

[thomask36]

Everything about it is great.

[shirleumcdaniel]

I'll see you after school, come on over here1

[RebeccaJS1978]

I just love it.. woo hoo!!

[SouthernWasp]

This is the best version!

[veronicanbetty69]

Yes, a pay phone in the 70s was a dime for a local call.

[gijoe989]

jim stafford spiders and snakes is one of my favorite songs gijoe989.

[starryearlive]

Wow....so young

[titostacos]

I think the "make it perfectly clear" line has to do with Richard Nixon, who used to say that and was in big trouble at the time this came out...

[gzrmember1976]

phone calls used to cost a dime remember that? i do

[Xxlmfaox]

@gzrmember1976 im pretty sure hes not talking about the phone call being a dime.



[gzrmember1976]

@Xxlmfaox lyric is id call her up when i got a dime. in 1974 a pay phone reqired a dime to make a single phone call. so i am pretty sure you are wrong. but im pretty sure you know jim stafford on a personal basis so im pretty sure he would tell what the true meaning of the song lyric the next time you go over to his house.

[Xxlmfaox]

@gzrmember1976 oh cool idk where you came up with the idea that i knew him in real life but you know youre like a jim stafford pro and since i care so much about what the lyrics say im going to rage now because you told me im wrong, thanks

[gzrmember1976]

@Xxlmfaox your welcome

[MichaelHansenFUN]

on all the ronco comp records...

[LunarAsipien5320]

Omg... I first heard this when I was five from a Doctor Demento CD :D

[CoastGuardIDC]

LOL...this song brings back memories....1973/74.....what a time....

[looneybun1]

wow this song brings back memories. lol. i cant believe its been that long ago.

[nihonjinonnanochitsu]

@BonelessSausage69 69? EEEEWWWW.. SUPPOSE YOU DON'T WIPE YOUR RECTUM OR WASH YOUR BALLS.... KA KA AND SMELL OF BALLSACK.. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE OUR FIRST DATE? WE HAD JOY WE HAD FUN WE HAD SEASONS IN THE SUN..... LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER..YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL SOMEDAY YOUR LOOKS WILL BE GONE... DON'T GO BREAKN MY BALLS... I WON'T GO BREAKN YOUR BALLS..DON'T GO BREAKN MY , DON'T GO BREAKN MY. DON'T GO BREAKN MY BALLS

[TheMobileHomies]

great tune!

[ckwrich1]

Life!!

[MyJROBERT]

learned this years ago ..still a cool song ..

[xena11965]

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[jimmyrad1]

@xena11965 thats the best...its amazing...

[Baileygeep7]

great sounding guitar.

[sapphyre7]

another sign that proves all the great music was recorded prior to 1990

[Broblem12]

A fun song and most welcome to find. Funky Country is how i'd describe this. Thanks!!!

[64g15csr]

@Broblem12 funky?? nah mate its definitly swampy !!!!

[TheWildDan]

Just learned how to play this song! I LOVE IT!!!!

[Ladyitch]

what a flash back from the PAST~~~LOVE ME!....hell yeah!!!!

[Onyxangel24]

Nice song, My dad showed it to me cuz he said ZI could use a laugh

[DaveWollenberg]

Jim hit #3 in Billboard, 3-2-74. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!

[SuperPanda1971]

Great stuff. I haven't heard this little gem for ages. Thanks for posting.

Take care

Mandy

[markd60]

All of a sudden, this song popped into my head, and I had to come look it up!

[ralphie20111]

grew up listening to this! great song! still have the 45 record

[markd60]

@ralphie20111 That 45 must be worth a few dollars!

[1967mustanggta]

fifth grade, 1974

[bobby7771117]

This was a pretty daring song for the times; we all knew what the song was insinuating! Those raging hormones can get you in trouble if your not careful! Marylou's dad might come down the road with his shotgun, if you touched his precious daughter! Peace, BobbyK

[rousse61]

Seventh grade, 1974...



[Capcoor]

@nihonjinonnanochitsu TMI!

[83denver]

I got to see him in denver in the 70 loved him

[rouletteman69]

@83denver I was at the concert where he opened for the Beach Boys. Was that the same one you were at? I was at Lowrey AFB for tech school.

[Hermunkle]

The ladies like it when ya shake your frog at them

[TVGUIDE1963]

On TVs Bloopers & Practical Jokes they did a Practical Joke on Jane Badler where she had to play this song

[rayjr62]

Jim Stafford was awesome. Great song. Memories of growing up in the 1970s.

[78src78]

The man was totally strange, but loved Jim Stafford!

[sab3681]

juse to here him in the 70's and ray stevens the streak funny shit and got laid whith this song alot hehehe ooooo lori allen on the beaches of LA MMMMMMMMMM

[RutherfordClubb139]

Dowwnload the audio from this clip at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[cell0097]

Thumbs up if you know this guy from mst3k Riding with Death.

[pinepagan]

Farandahl, ditto.... who knew I would end loving my parents' music!

[Farandahl]

I've been dredging up songs from my memory and remembered Spiders and Snakes. I'm looking for another song, I was sure was from JS but haven't found it... if anyone can point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

"You can go to a hotel, motel, back street, side street, up town, down town, gray hound all around. You don't have to go home but you can't stay here."

Thought it was JS but haven't found it using those words. Thanks in advance. :D

[rdubsworld]

@Farandahl I believe you might be looking for the Oak Ridge Boys

[Farandahl]

@rdubsworld Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out. :D

[arabeliafr]

Beautiful singer!

[MegaCrowman]

she don't like spiders and snakes but it was a frog he shook at her so wtf she didn't sat anything about frogs lol

[cybpmp21]

@MegaCrowman Look up the video with Dolly Pardon. She says, I don't like spiders and snakes and frogs at the beginning.

[akron1972]

great post!

[hueyleader]

Great memories...Thanx..............­...

[phuckizlam]

I have this song on a K-Tel Sound Explosion album I bought back in about 1974.

[62rome]

i'd listen to this song from time to time on the juke box when i gotta dime, i'd say yeah this song is real cool....

[jamespetit1]

getting the balls up to talk a hot chick into into skipping school, and she says "yes" and things actually work out perfectly... Ahh to be young again !

[rotensnatchmuffdiver]

i thought this was george strait at first i wonder if they are related somehow

[Recovermin]

As soon as I saw this pic I had to go and check to see if this was the guy from "Riding With Death"(as seen on MST3K). Sure enough, it was.

[tarnsand]

Jim Stafford was married to Bobbie Gentry. Cute couple:)

[gtasahomo]

1970s cheese at it's best.

[kellaaaayy]

I loved this song when I was a kid.. it was my parents CD but I listened to it all the time!

[breffnipark]

ah this is brilliant !

great , great memories !

Thanks for posting.

[kcmet79]

Number of views: 99999 !!! lol

[DaveWollenberg]

Billboard's #16 song for '74. David Bellamy cowrote it with Jim. Hit #3 pop, #28 AC. God bless!

[CLumpyRutherford]

@ramtha9 You got that right. This is great stereo. Great "naughty and nice" song from my junior high period.

[MegaCrowman]

she don't like spiders and snakes but it was a frog he shook at her she never said anything about frogs hmmm lol

[Johnoco66]

Nice one. 

[soonerwest1]

some time back that one....great song

[lovehamsters14]

I don't like Muslims and Jews!! XD (I'm not against Jews, I just thought my parody was funny).

[kingfarticus]

@lovehamsters14

Your "parody" was extremely lame, immature, and retarded. Don't ever post anything on youtube again.

[lovehamsters14]

@kingfarticus Oh, Shut up. I was just joking. P.S. Your user name, "kingfarticus" is imature and retarded as well. YOU don't post things on youtube again. Get a life!!!!

[kingfarticus]

@lovehamsters14

Darn, I was hoping you'd go in a corner and cry! I'll get it right next time

[lovehamsters14]

@kingfarticus I'm tougher than that.

[kingfarticus]

@lovehamsters14

:)

[bluecollarlit]

@lovehamsters14 Whatever made me think of this song, don't know -- now here it is, with sound quality & all !! -- and your "parody": made me remember the Lobbyists' Party, at end of yearly meeting of state legislature, lobbyists & legislators would join in lampooning bills that passed, and bills that didn't pass, and joke on Everything, to foster harmony, humor, and a common bond. After the joke, everyone would chorus, "All in fun. All in fun!" That phrase, for your Parody - !!

[lenyrd]

A classic for sure!

[gemdavey]

Dig it! Always liked this song hipboots!

[Kileylynnebabyy]

blast from the past :)

[shoshone69123]

A Great Classic

[challenge405]

wow another great video on utube

[snowdove1111]

what happened to this cuite pie

[da324]

@snowdove1111 Branford Missouri doing shows weekly..

[da324]

@da324 I meant Branson Missouri. I camp in Brandford Fla a lot.

[saginaw8]

This reminds me of many happy car trips when my entire family would sing along to Jim Stafford. Good times. Too bad we don't talk anymore. . . .Jim had a great voice--one of a kind talent. We could use his originality today what with all these "idols" everywhere. Yuck.

[liquidgee13]

What kind of moronic asshole gave this a thumbs down? Did they accidently hit the wrong button?

[jrssjdca]

I always thought the guy in the song really missed the boat with Mary Lou...LOL. I also thought this was hard rock when it first came out.

[prufessabwoogie]

Love that naughty guitar sound!

[goblinonacloud]

Loved Stafford's way of entertaining. One of a kind and miss him. Would love to hear his Swamp Witch again..

[susandiane311]

The guy in the song sure was clueless, wasn't he? LOL!

[GroovyChick666]

Yes I do....wonderful memories come rolling back listening to this :)

[BGRBryan]

wow!! unbelievable sound quality!!!!!

[woozlekisses]

memories of my childhood and first music I listened to...had no idea it was jim stafford!!!! thanks for sharing!!

[afroggylady]

thanks man! my dad used to have this song in the old jukebox! Memories! :)

[mrmichaellyle14]

dont even know this guy but been walking around singing this song for some reason lol im sure youll all enjoy

[clairpie1]

He wrote the best songs!! Hahahahah

[snowcool1]

a cool florida song sung by a native Floridan I sang this cool song in 1974 to my sexy florida girlfriend at that time .this song brings back excellent memories of a early 20s male female relationship . i still sing spiders and Snakes 36 years later .

[SpoPete]

Too bad that Jim Stafford only did a couple of albums. He is an awesome performer and just total fun.

[Carlyn3676]

I've loved this song ever since I was a kid when it first came out

[kevincarpet]

I heard this song in the 70s on the hit music pop station WABC music radio..always loved the intro.

[thedqkid]

Song was written by Jim Stafford and Dave Bellamy of The Bellamy Brothers

[windsong1a]

This was a pop song back then .....never heard it on country, though it should'a been.

It sounds like Jerry Reed's stuff...(which was also mostly pop).

[cckcai]

Superb, thanks for posting.

[Harry44Callahan2]

Great classic fun tune!!! Doesn't Jim look like Don Johnson in this pic?

[glipzik]

Jim Stafford may have country roots, but this song falls into the catagory of pop, not country.

[420nigga89]

memory from my childhood!

[TheFoppa123]

this rock or country?

[14mbs]

@TheFoppa123 This is country.

[TheFoppa123]

@14mbs rock fan here

[14mbs]

@TheFoppa123 I'm a rock fan also. But Jim Stafford is country. There are some country songs with a little bit of rock in it. Take southern rock, iy's a mixture of rock country and some blues depending on the group. Allman Bros are a good example.

[srebrenika]

thanks for posting. blast from the past!

[themidnightromantic]

thank you so much i have ben looking for this song

[pjtnletsgovols9]

thanks for posting,loved this one to

[carrienurse]

Loved it then, love it now. What a great songwriter!

[berrysue55]

Saw his show last week in Branson. He's 66 years old and just as entertaining as he was 35 years ago. Loved his show....highly recommended!

[TheRoyalMommy]

I don't like Spiders & Snakes!!! Not in My House!

[Heegoop]

@TheRoyalMommy Will if you don't like spiders and snakes then you like insects and rodents. Because spiders get rid of insects and snakes get rid of rodents.

Also spiders are arachnids not insects.

[MrBEB123]

Modern day "musicians" follow formulas more making songs and at least 99% of these songs are simplistic although they do take some talent to make being the average person would not be able to make a decent one. However they still fall short of the more intellectual and meaningful symphonic music that the general public has for the most part left behind. Rediscover classical music and you will see what it does for you.

[MrBEB123]

@MrBEB123 The more should read for, its a typo. You can't change or delete these posts once they have been made.

[overkillin2008]

@MrBEB123 so you are telling me that it takes more talent to make this song than it would take for maybe metallica or chevelle. because this song reminds me of the simplicity that I hate in country music. The only thing this has going for it is the awesome guitar riff.

[aedwilliams]

@MrBEB123 ...music fits the ones listening to it. If you don't like this, go somewhere else and listen to your music.