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Boa Constrictor (song)

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Wikipedia article


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| type = single

| artist = Johnny Cash

| album = Everybody Loves a Nut

| A-side = "Boa Constrictor"
"Bottom of a Mountain"

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| genre = novelty, country

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| label = Columbia 4-43763

| writer = Shel Silverstein

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| producer = Don Law and Frank Jones

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"'Boa Constrictor'" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and originally featured on his 1962 album 'Inside Folk Songs'.


Johnny Cash version



The song was covered by Johnny Cash for his 1966 comedy album 'Everybody Loves a Nut'.

Released as the third single 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. 'Billboard' country chart.
and number 33 on the 'Cash Box' country chart.

In January 1967 the song was re-released as a single with "The One on the Right Is on the Left" on the other side.

Lyrical analysis and background



Track listings



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Charts



References




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