Answer:
Long and slinky like a trout, never sings till it's guts come out.
When the horse strokes the cat, the wood begins to sing.
Snake coiled round and round. Snake deep below the ground. Snake that's never had a head. Snake that binds but not with dread.
What gets beaten, and whipped, but never cries?
What is never used unless it's in a tight place?
They are many and one, they wave and they drum, Used to cover a state, they go with you everywhere.