I was sittin' by the bank on a stump When I I heard me a bullfrog jump Turned and sure enough there he sat He excuse me, buddy, but I've been readin' your And I'm to say that I'm a confused You bein' human, you'd know where at.
He said I where this old world's gonna And all on account of a think gold And that's somethin' hard for us to Now you're at me like I'm kinda But where I live we don't no money So we to be hip to the happ'nin's on land.
Now I thought I was so I started I mean whoever of a bullfrog talkin' But then I I hadn't been grazin' in no So I figured I'd tell him what I thought 'bout how gold was and how gold was And he'd understand our when I explained.
I said it all started a time ago When the people first to reap and sow They got all the they needed right out of the Like how many leaves and how many Would it take to up the anatomies And that's how you figured how much a of was worth.
Well then man he how to milk a cow And how to till the with a stone plow And he kept so busy he never had to do you Then he'd take his and all that milk And go into town and trade them for So his woman look sharp down at the farm.
Well the bullfrog let out a croak Like I'd told him kind of a joke And he said I you're 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 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 this thing the call supply and
I said well I grow cotton and you corn And you find your are all worn And me well I got to have to eat You see? So I make you some new And now you me some fresh corn Pretty we'll have shops across the street.
Well 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 they eatin' more than they were And besides, whoever of keepin' in a vault.
Well folks gold was the thing to use To pay for stuff like from ships to But it weighed too much and it too good to So about sixteen hundred and ninety Somebody started foldin' money And the tale, my friend, from end to end.
I thought it was a damn good I mean a real at communication And I only had me up until the I was ten But the right before he away Well I have sworn I heard him say Your is still in the tadpole stage, my friend.