Anansi is a spider Anansi is a man Anansi is a lazy one Do little as he can, Yeah, do little as he can. Anansi has mango tree He loves the fruit so ripe. He cannot reach the mangos but He longs to have a bite. Anansi is a spider Anansi is a man Anansi is a lazy one Do little as he can, Yeah, do little as he can. So, Anansi tells his friend the crow You're beautiful to me. Old crow calls her friends so they Can hear his flattery. The crows fly to the mango tree They bend the branches down. Anansi watch them swing and sway And mangos hit the ground. Anansi is a spider Anansi is a man Anansi is a clever one He always have a plan Yeah, he always have a plan Anansi is a spider Anansi is a man Anansi is a lazy one Do little as he can Yeah, do little as he can.