Genie:
There's a Native American story like that song..a boy gets old enough to take a daywalk--stops by the elders on his way out and they remind him not to talk to Snake, who is beautiful, persuasive and speaks such pretty words.
Of course, while the boy is trekking around, he finds Snake laying on a rock and ends up carrying him in his bag.
Snake bites him, boy asks why.
Snake says something like 'why didn't you listen to your Elders? You knew I was a snake when you picked me up..'