I was sittin' by the on a hollow stump When I thought I me a bullfrog jump around and sure enough there he sat He said excuse me, buddy, but I've your news And I'm sorry to say I'm a little You bein' human, well you'd where at.
He said I where this old world's gonna And all on account of a think gold And somethin' hard for us frogs to Now lookin' at me like I'm kinda But where I live we have no money So we to be hip to the happ'nin's on land.
Now I I was stoned so I walkin' I mean whoever heard of a bullfrog But then I realized I hadn't been in no So I I'd tell him just what I thought 'bout how gold was sold and how was And he'd understand our world I explained.
I said it all started a long ago When the people learned to reap and sow They got all the things they needed out of the Like how many leaves and how many Would it take to cover up the And how you figured how much a suit of was worth.
Well then man he learned how to a cow And how to till the soil a stone plow And he kept so busy he had time to do you Then he'd his produce and all that milk And go town and trade them for silk So his woman she'd sharp down at the farm.
Well the bullfrog let out a belly Like I'd told him some of a joke And he said I think you're me my man (what me?) I I know it sounds kinda mystifyin' But the of the matter is I ain't lyin' I I ain't talkin' no bullfrog, you
He said now don't get I'm not you You just go ahead, go and continue And be quiet and try to understand He said I know trees and leaves and And milk and and the farmer's But this thing the call supply and
I well I grow cotton and you grow corn And you find your are all worn And me well I got to have to eat You see? So I make you brand new And now you me some fresh corn Pretty we'll have shops across the street.
Well this didn't work, or so been told And at time they didn't know about So they all agreed they'd measure in salt Well that had an early endin' 'cause they were eatin' more they were And besides, heard of keepin' in a vault.
Well said gold was the thing to use To pay for like from ships to shoes But it weighed too and it looked too good to So round about hundred and ninety started usin' foldin' 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 right before he away Well I could have sworn I him say Your is still in the tadpole stage, my friend.