"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
Other versions According to John M. Alexander and his book The Man in Song, the song "was also famously covered by the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary".
Track listings
Charts Chart (1966)Peakposition
References
External links "Boa Constrictor" on the Johnny Cash official website