The lyrics of "The Snail and the Oriole" are as follows:

A vine in front of the gate

A tender green grass is just sprouting

The snail carries the heavy shell

Crawling upward step by step

Two orioles on the tree

Hip hip hip hooray laughing

Grapes are still ripening early

What are we doing here now? Laughing at it

The grapes are still ripening

Why are they up here now

Don't laugh at the yellow oriole

It'll be ripe when I get up there

There's a vine in front of the gate

The green grass is just sprouting

A snail with a heavy shell

Crawling upward, one step at a time

Crawling upward step by step

Introduction to "The Snail and the Oriole"

"The Snail and the Oriole" is a ballad song composed by Chen Hongwen, Zuo Hongyuan, and sung by Yinxia. Yinxia, whose real name is Zhang Jiaxing, is an excellent school singer in Taiwan. The song is in 2/4 time, pentatonic modulation, and one-step structure. The song's melody is light and lively, and the lyrics are lively and interesting, which is a metaphor for the tenacity of people in their daily lives who are not afraid of difficulties and are persistent in their pursuit of their goals.

"The Snail and the Oriole" is a narrative folk song popularized in Taiwan. The lyrics, in the narrator's voice, tell a funny story about a snail climbing up a vine with a heavy shell on its back when the vine is just sprouting, while an oriole mocks it from the side. The song celebrates the snail's perseverance and enterprising spirit.