"Boa Constrictor" is a song written by

Shel Silverstein Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer / songwriter, musician, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended universit ...

and originally featured on his 1962 album '' Inside Folk Songs''.

Johnny Cash version

The song was covered by

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

for his 1966 comedy album ''

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''. Released as the third

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from the album (Columbia 4-43763, with a non-album track "Bottom of a Mountain" on the opposite side), the song reached number 39 on the U.S. ''

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'' country chart.
and number 33 on the ''

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'' country chart. In January 1967 the song was re-released as a single with "

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" on the other side.

Lyrical analysis and background

Track listings

Charts

References

External links

"Boa Constrictor"
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