Anansi (R.U.S. Bonus)

Intro: A F#m A F#m

A F#m A F#m / A D E F#m / E A - - E
Anansi he is a spider, Anansi he is a man
Anansi he is a lazy one, do little as he can, yeah
Do little as he can

A F#m A F#m / A D E -
Anansi has a mango tree, he loves the fruit so ripe
He cannot reach the mangoes but he longs to have a bite

A F#m A F#m / A D E F#m / E A - - E
Anansi he is a spider, Anansi he is a man
Anansi he is a lazy one, do little as he can, yeah
Do little as he can

A F#m A F#m / A D E -
So, Anansi tells his friend the crow, "You're beautiful to me"
Old crow calls her friends so they can hear his flattery

A F#m A F#m / A D E -
The crows fly to the mango tree, they bend the branches down
Anansi watch them swing and sway and mangoes hit the ground

A F#m A F#m / A D E F#m / E A F#m A F#m
Anansi he is a spider, Anansi he is a man
Anansi he is a clever one, he always have a plan, yeah
He always have a plan

A F#m A F#m / A D E F#m / E A F#m A F#m
Anansi he is a spider, Anansi he is a man
Anansi he is a lazy one, do little as he can, yeah
Do little as he can

A F#m A F#m / / A
Anansi, Anansi, Anansi

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Anansi
• Raffi
• story
• trickster
• song
• chords
• lyrics
• storytelling
• crows

[SirCoughsalot]

Yup. Sounds pretty accurate. I suppose 'African trickster god' didn't fit the song's meter.

Anansi is also a character in Neil Gaiman's book American Gods. Good read.

[matthewvaughan]

@SirCoughsalot I read and loved Stardust and Neverwhere. So I should probably get on that, yeah. Getting into a whole new imaginary universe can feel like such a drain sometimes, though. This may sound lame, but I wish he'd do more sequels.

[sagamigal]

I loved this song when I was a little girl! My dad bought the whole record by Raffi for my brothers and I.

[laurajlmars]

This was one of my favorite songs as a little girl.