I was by the bank on a hollow stump When I thought I me a bullfrog jump Turned around and sure enough he sat He said excuse me, buddy, but been readin' news And I'm to say that I'm a confused You bein' human, well you'd where at.
He said I read where old world's gonna And all on account of a think called And that's somethin' hard for us to Now you're at me like I'm funny 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 talkin' But then I realized I hadn't been in no So I I'd tell him just what I thought how gold was sold and how gold was And he'd our world when I explained.
I said it all started a time ago When the people learned to reap and sow They got all the things 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 man he learned how to milk a cow And how to the soil with a stone blade And he kept so busy he had time to do you Then he'd his produce and all that milk And go into town and them for silk So his woman she'd look down at the farm.
Well the bullfrog let out a croak I'd told him some kind of a joke And he I think you're jivin' me my man (what me?) I said I it sounds kinda mystifyin' But the truth of the matter is I lyin' I mean I ain't 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 about and leaves and And milk and silk and the But what's this thing the supply and
I said well I grow cotton and you grow And you find your dungarees are all And me well I got to somethin' to eat You So I make you some brand new And now you me some fresh corn soon we'll have shops across the street.
Well this didn't work, or so been told And at that time they didn't about So they all they'd measure their goods in Well that idea had an early 'cause they were eatin' than they were And besides, heard of keepin' in a vault.
Well folks said 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 hundred and started usin' foldin' money And the tale, my friend, from end to end.
Well I thought it was a 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 sworn I heard him say Your world is in the tadpole stage, my friend.