I was sittin' by the bank on a stump When I thought I heard me a bullfrog around and sure enough there he sat He said excuse me, buddy, but I've your news And I'm to say that I'm a little You human, well you'd know where at.
He said I read where old world's gonna And all on of a think called gold And that's hard for us frogs to Now lookin' at me like I'm funny 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 heard of a bullfrog talkin' But then I realized I hadn't been in no So I I'd tell him just what I thought 'bout how gold was and how gold was And understand our world when I explained.
I it all started a long time ago the people first learned to reap and sow They got all the things they right out of the Like how many leaves and how trees Would it to cover up the anatomies And that's how you 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 never had to do you Then he'd his produce and all that milk And go into town and trade them for So his woman she'd look down at the farm.
Well the bullfrog let out a croak Like I'd told him kind of a joke And he I think you're jivin' me my man (what me?) I I know it sounds kinda mystifyin' But the truth of the matter is I ain't 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 I'll be quiet and try to He I know about trees and leaves and And and silk and the farmer's But what's this thing the supply and
I said I grow cotton and you grow corn And you your dungarees are all worn And me I got to have somethin' to eat You see? So I make you some new And now you bake me fresh bread Pretty soon have shops across the street.
Well this didn't work, or so we've been And at time they didn't know about So they all agreed measure their in salt Well idea had an early endin' 'cause they were eatin' more they spendin' And besides, whoever heard of in a vault.
Well folks said was the thing to use To pay for stuff like ships to shoes But it weighed too and it looked too to spend So round about sixteen and ninety Somebody usin' foldin' money And that's the tale, my friend, end to end.
Well I it was a damn explanation I mean a real at communication And I only had me up until the I was ten But the right before he hopped Well I could have I heard him say Your world is still in the stage, my friend.