I was sittin' by the bank on a stump When I thought I heard me a jump Turned around and sure enough he sat He said me, buddy, but I've been readin' your And I'm sorry to say I'm a little You bein' human, well you'd where at.
He I read where this old world's gonna And all on account of a think called And that's somethin' hard for us to Now lookin' at me like I'm kinda But I live we don't have no money So we to be hip to the happ'nin's on land.
Now I thought I was so I started I whoever heard of a bullfrog talkin' But then I realized I hadn't been in no So I figured I'd tell him 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 time ago When the people first learned to and sow They got all the things needed right out of the how many leaves and how many trees Would it take to up the anatomies And that's how you 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 take his produce and all milk And go into town and them for silk So his woman she'd sharp down at the farm.
Well the bullfrog let out a croak Like I'd told him some kind of a 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 lyin' I I ain't talkin' no bullfrog, you
He now don't get upset I'm not you You go ahead, go ahead and continue And be quiet and try to understand He said I know trees and leaves and And milk and silk and the But this thing the call supply and
I said well I grow cotton and you corn And you find dungarees are all worn And me I got to have somethin' to eat You So I make you some brand new And now you me some fresh corn Pretty soon have shops across the street.
Well didn't work, or so we've been told And at that time they didn't about So they all agreed they'd their goods in Well idea had an early endin' 'cause they eatin' more than they spendin' And besides, heard of keepin' in a vault.
Well folks said gold was the to use To pay for stuff like ships to shoes But it too much and it looked too good to So round about hundred and ninety Somebody started foldin' money And the tale, my friend, from end to end.
I thought it was a damn good I a real attempt at communication And I only had me up until the I was ten But the bullfrog right he away Well I have sworn I heard him say Your is still in the tadpole stage, my friend.