I was by the bank on a hollow stump When I thought I heard me a bullfrog Turned around and sure there he sat He said me, buddy, but I've been readin' your And I'm to say that I'm a confused You bein' human, well you'd know at.
He said I read where old world's fold And all on account of a think gold And that's somethin' for us frogs to Now you're at me like I'm funny But where I live we have no money So we want to be hip to the on land.
Now I thought I was so I walkin' I mean whoever heard of a talkin' But I realized I hadn't been grazin' in no So I figured I'd tell him just I thought 'bout how gold was and how gold was And understand our world when I explained.
I said it all a long time ago When the people first learned to and sow got all the things they needed right out of the Like how leaves and how many trees Would it take to cover up the And that's how you how much a suit of was worth.
then man he learned how to milk a cow And how to till the soil a stone plow And he so busy he never had time to do you Then he'd take his produce and all that And go into and trade them for silk So his woman she'd look sharp at the farm.
Well the bullfrog let out a belly Like I'd told him some of a joke And he said I think jivin' me my man (what me?) I said I know it sounds kinda But the truth of the matter is I ain't I mean I ain't no bullfrog, you
He now don't get upset I'm not you You just go ahead, go and continue And be quiet and try to understand He said I about trees and leaves and And milk and and the farmer's But what's this thing the supply and
I said well I grow cotton and you grow And you your dungarees are all worn And me I got to have somethin' to eat You see? So I make you brand new And now you me some fresh corn Pretty soon have shops across the street.
this didn't work, or so we've been told And at time they didn't know gold So they all agreed measure their in salt Well that idea had an endin' 'cause were eatin' more than they spendin' And besides, heard of keepin' in a vault.
Well said gold was the thing to use To pay for stuff like from to shoes But it too much and it looked too to spend So round about sixteen and ninety Somebody started usin' money And the tale, my friend, from end to end.
I thought it was a damn good I mean a attempt at communication And I only had me schoolin' up the I was ten But the bullfrog before he hopped Well I could have I heard him say Your is still in the tadpole stage, my friend.