Black Snake, Black Snake, Where Are You Hiding?

DESCRIPTION: Singing game in which a "black snake" tries to seize children who come too close to taunt it. "Black snake, black snake, Where are you hiding? Black snake, black snake, Where are you hiding? Don't you bite me!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1944 (Trent-Johns-PlaySongsOfTheDeepSouth)
KEYWORDS: playparty animal nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Trent-Johns-PlaySongsOfTheDeepSouth, pp. 28-29, "Black Snake, Black Snake, Where Are You Hidin'?" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: TrJo028

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