I was by the bank on a hollow stump I thought I heard me a bullfrog jump Turned around and sure enough he sat He said me, buddy, but I've been readin' news And I'm sorry to say I'm a confused You human, well you'd know where at.
He said I where this old world's gonna And all on of a think called gold And that's somethin' hard for us to Now you're at me like I'm kinda But where I we don't 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 grazin' in no So I figured I'd tell him just what I how gold was sold and how gold was And he'd our world when I explained.
I said it all started a long ago When the people first learned to and sow They got all the they needed right out of the Like how leaves and how many trees Would it take to up the anatomies And how you figured how much a suit of was worth.
Well then man he how to milk a cow And how to till the with a stone blade And he kept so busy he had time to do you Then he'd take his 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 croak Like I'd told him some kind of a And he said I think you're me my man (what me?) I I know it sounds kinda mystifyin' But the truth of the matter is I lyin' I mean I talkin' no bullfrog, you
He said now 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 and the farmer's But what's this thing the call and
I said well I grow cotton and you grow And you find your dungarees are all And me well I got to have to eat You see? So I make you brand new And now you me some fresh bread Pretty soon we'll have across the street.
Well this didn't work, or so we've been And at that they didn't know about So they all agreed they'd their goods in Well that idea had an early 'cause they were more than they were And besides, whoever of keepin' in a vault.
Well said gold was the thing to use To pay for stuff like from ships to But it weighed too and it looked too good to So round about sixteen and ninety Somebody started usin' money And that's the tale, my friend, end to end.
I thought it was a damn good I mean a real at communication And I only had me schoolin' up the I was ten But the bullfrog right he away Well I could have I heard him say Your world is in the tadpole stage, my friend.