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This song is paired with a movement game where scouts spiral into a coil and then unwind, mimicking a snail’s shell. See this Facebook Video to watch a spiral.

Recordings

• None available. See pg. 31 of The Brownie Book for the notes to sing.

Lyrics

Hand in hand you see us well,
Creep like a snail into its shell,
Ever nearer, ever nearer,
Ever closer, ever closer,
Who’d have thought this little shell
Would have held us all so well.

Hand in hand you see us well,
Creep like a snail out of its shell,
Ever farther, ever farther,
Ever wider, ever wider,
Who’d have thought this little shell
Would have held us all so well.

Variations

Hand in hand you see us well,
Creep like a snail into its shell;
Ever nearer, ever nearer,
Ever closer, ever closer,
Very snug indeed you dwell,
Snail within your tiny shell.

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References:

• The Brownie Book: A Manual for Leaders of Junior Girl Scouts. United States of America, Girl Scouts, Inc., 1922. p. 31.
• “The Snail.” The Lloyd Shaw Foundation, lloydshawfoundation.weebly.com/uploads/3/4/2/3/3423313/the_snail.pdf. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
• “The Snail – TheKittyCats.” TheKittyCats, 2025, thekittycats.wordpress.com/category/titles/t/the-snail/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.