. "english" . "--03-27" . "5714ded125ac0d8aee42d6d0" . "%22Crawling King Snake%22 (alternatively %22Crawlin' King Snake%22 or %22Crawling/Crawlin' Kingsnake%22) is a blues song that has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists. It is believed to have originated as a Delta blues in the 1920s and be related to earlier songs, such as %22Black Snake Blues%22 by Victoria Spivey (1926 OKeh 8338) and %22Black Snake Moan%22 by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926 OKeh 8455).As %22Crawling King Snake%22, it was first recorded by Big Joe Williams on March 27, 1941. The song is a country-style blues, with Williams on vocal and nine-string guitar and William Mitchell providing imitation bass accompaniment. On June 3, 1941, Delta bluesman Tony Hollins recorded %22a markedly different version%22 (OKeh 06350), which served as the basis for many subsequent versions." . "Gramophone record" . "false"^^ . "Bluebird Records" . "210640" . "Blues songs" . "127.0"^^ . "1941 songs" . . "6"^^ . "eng" . "3851467" . "John Lee Hooker songs" . "-19.3"^^ . "-0.0509408"^^ . "-0.213945"^^ . "Songs about animals" . . "Eric Burdon songs" . "Crawling King Snake" . . . "a1d199b7-8ee2-4eee-b541-543574f74d0b" . . "0"^^ . "Crawling King Snake" . "242000.0"^^ . "false"^^ . "false"^^ . . "USEM38400057" . . . . . "The Doors songs" . . "310357"^^ . "2009-07-28"^^ .