I was sittin' by the bank on a hollow stumpWhen I thought I heard me a bullfrog jumpTurned around and sure enough thereHe satHe said excuse me, buddy, but I've beenReadin' your newsAnd I'm sorry to say that I'm aLittle confusedYou bein' human, well you'd know whereIt's at.He said I read where this old world'sGonna foldAnd all on account of a think called goldAnd that's somethin' hard for us frogsTo understandNow you're lookin' at me like I'mKinda funnyBut where I live we don't have no moneySo we want to be hip to the happ'nin'sHere on land.Now I thought I was stoned so IStarted walkin'I mean whoever heard of a bullfrog talkin'But then I realized I hadn't been grazin'In no grainSo I figured I'd tell him just what I thought'bout how gold was sold and how goldWas boughtAnd he'd understand our world whenI explained.I said it all started a long time agoWhen the people first learned to reapAnd sowThey got all the things they needed rightOut of the earthLike how many leaves and how many treesWould it take to cover up the anatomiesAnd that's how you figured how much a suitOf clothes was worth.Well then man he learned how to milk a cowAnd how to till the soil with a stoneBlade plowAnd he kept so busy he never had time toDo you harmThen he'd take his produce and all that milkAnd go into town and trade them for silkSo his woman she'd look sharp down atThe farm.Well the bullfrog let out a belly croakLike I'd told him some kind of a jokeAnd he said I think you're jivin' me my man(what me?)I said I know it sounds kinda mystifyin'But the truth of the matter is I ain't lyin'I mean I ain't talkin' no bullfrog,You understand?He said now don't get upset I'm notAgin' youYou just go ahead, go ahead and continueAnd I'll be quiet and try to understandHe said I know about trees and leavesAnd plantsAnd milk and silk and the farmer'sRomanceBut what's this thing the call supplyAnd demand?I said well I grow cotton and you grow cornAnd you find your dungarees are all wornAnd me well I got to have somethin' to eatYou see? So I make you some brandNew threadsAnd now you bake me some freshCorn breadPretty soon we'll have shops acrossThe street.Well this didn't work, or so we've been toldAnd at that time they didn't knowAbout goldSo they all agreed they'd measure theirGoods in saltWell that idea had an early endin''cause they were eatin' more than theyWere spendin'And besides, whoever heard of keepin'Salt in a vault.Well folks said gold was the thing to useTo pay for stuff like from ships to shoesBut it weighed too much and it looked tooGood to spendSo round about sixteen hundred and ninetySomebody started usin' foldin' moneyAnd that's the tale, my friend, from endTo end.Well I thought it was a damnGood explanationI mean a real attempt at communicationAnd I only had me schoolin' up until theTime I was tenBut the bullfrog right before heHopped awayWell I could have sworn I heard him sayYour world is still in the tadpole stage,My friend.
Lyrics by Bobby Darin
Around The World Autumn Leaves Between The Devil And TheDeep Blue Sea Buttons And Bows Change Partners Cheek To Cheek Come On-A My House Iu2019m An Old Cowhand Learninu2019 The Blues Mack The Knife Theme & Intro Pennies From Heaven Sixteen Tons Somethingu2019s Gotta Give Sweet And Lovely Too Close For Comfort (Sittin' Here) Lovin' You (Up a) Lazy River (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher \ 18 Yellow Roses A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square A Taste Of Honey A True True Love A True, True Love About A Quarter To Nine Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Ace In the Hole Ain't That Love (LP Version) Ain'T That Too Much Ain't That Love (LP Version) Alabamy Bound All By Myself All I Have to Do Is Dream All I Have to Do Is Dream [*] All Night Long All Nite Long All or Nothing At All All the Way Always Amy Another Song On My Mind Artificial Flowers As Long As I'm Singin' As Long As I'm Singing As Long As I'm Singin' Ave Maria Baby Face Be Honest With Me Be Mad Little Girl Beautiful Things Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Between The Devil And TheDeep Blue Sea Beyond the Sea Beyond the Sea [*] Beyond the Sea [From Goodfellas] Beyond the Sea [Live] Beyond the Sea [Live][#] Bill Bailey Bill Bailey Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home Black Coffee Blowin' In The Wind Blowin' In The Wind Blue Monday Blue Skies Bob White Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) Brand New House Breaking Point Bullmoose By Myself Call Me Irresponsible Can't Get Used To Losing You Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You Caravan Change Charade Child of God Christmas Auld Land Syne Christmas Auld Lang Syne Clementine Darling Be Home Soon Day Dream Daydream Dear Heart Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Don't Call My Name Don't Dream of Anybody But Me Don't Make Promises Don't Rain On My Parade Don't Dream Of Anybody But Me Don't Rain On My Parade Down So Long Down With Love Dream Lover Dream Lover - Bobby Darin Dream Lover [#][Demo Version] Drown in My Own Tears Drown In My Own Tears (LP Version) Early in the Morning East Of The Rockies Easy Living Eighteen Yellow Roses Eighteen Yellow Roses [Live][#] Everybody Has The Right To Be Wrong Feeling Good Fire And Rain Fly Me To The Moon For Once in My Life Funny What Love Can Do Girl Who Stood Behind Me Girl Who Stood Beside Me Golden Earrings Good Life Goodbye, Charlie Great Balls of Fire Gyp the Cat Gyp the Cat [#] Hallelujah I Love Her So (LP Version) Happy Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues) Happy [Love Theme From Lady Sings the Blues] Hard Hearted Hannah Have You Got Any Castles, Baby Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? Hello Young Lovers Hello Young Lovers [DVD] Hello, Dolly! Hello, Young Lovers Hello, Young Lovers [#] Help Me Make It Through the Night Hi Lili Hi Lo Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) Honey How About Me (LP Version) How About You How About You? Hush Somebody's Calling My Name Hush Somebody's Calling My Name Hush Somebody’s Calling My Name I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jellyroll I Ain't Sharin' Sharon I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyrol... I Ain't Sharin' Sharon I Am I Believe In You I Can See The Wind I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me I Can't Give You Anything But Love I Can't Believe That You're In Love With... I Can't Give You Anything But Love I Canu2019t Give You Anything But Love I Didn't Know What Time It Was I Didn't Know What Time It Was I Didnu2019t Know What Time It Was I Found a Million Dollar Baby I Found A New Baby I Got a Woman I Got Rhythm I Got Rhythm [#] I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan I Guess I'm Good For Nothing But The Blues (LP Ve... I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan I Hadn't Anyone Till You (LP Version) I Have Dreamed I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Left My Heart in San Francisco [#] I Think It's Gonna Rain Today I Wanna Be Around I Want You With Me I Will Wait For You I Wish I Were In Love Again I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - CD Only I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now I'll Be There I'll Be Your Baby Tonight I'll Only Miss Her (When I Think Of Her) I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her I'll Remember April I'm Beginning to See the Light I'm Going To Love You I'm On My Way, Great God I'm Sitting On Top of the World I've Got Rhythm I've Never Been In Love Before (LP Version) I'll Be There I'll Be Your Baby Tonight I'll Only Miss Her (When I Think Of Her) I'll Remember April I'm Beginning To See The Light I'm On My Way, Great God I'm Sitting On Top Of The World I've Got Rhythm I've Never Been In Love Before (LP Version) If A Man Answers If I Had My Druthers If I Ruled The World If I Were A Carpenter In Love in Vain In Love Vain In Memoriam Indiana Irresistable Irresistible You It Ain't Necessarily So It Ainu2019t Necessarily So It Had To Be You It's Only A Paper Moon It's You or No One It's Only A Paper Moon It's You Or No One Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Jailer, Bring Me Water Jingle Jangle Jungle Just Friends Just In Time Just in Time [#] Lady Came From Baltimore Lazy River Leave My Woman Alone Lonely Road Lonely Street Lonesome Polecat Lonesome Whistle, (I Heard That) Long Ago (And Far Away) Long Ago And Far Away Long Line Rider Long Line Rider [#][*] Look At Me Look For My True Love (LP Version) Lost Love Lover Come Back To Me Lover, Come Back to Me Lovin' You Lovin' You Mack The Knife Mack the Knife [Live][#] Make Someone Happy Make Someone Happy [#] Mame Mary, Where Is Your Baby? Me and Mr. Hohner Mighty Mighty Man (LP Version) Milord Minnie The Moocher Mississippi Mud Misty Roses Moon River More Moritat (Mack the Knife) Multiplication Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby My Baby Needs Me My Bonnie My Buddy My Funny Valentine Nature Boy No Greater Love Not For Me Not Mine Now We're One (LP Version) Now You're Gone O Come All Ye Faithful Oh, Lonesome Me Oh! Look at Me Now On Broadway On the Street Where You Live Once in a Lifetime Once Upon A Time Only One Little Item (LP Version) Oo-Ee-Train Our Day Will Come Pete Kelly's Blues Pete Kelly's Blues Pity Miss Kitty Pity Miss Kitty (LP Version) Plain Jane Please Please Help Me Iu2019m Falling Queen Of The Hop Questions Rainin' Rainin' Reason To Believe Red Balloon Release Me Rhythm Of The Rain Roses Of Picardy Sally Was A Good Old Girl Save the Country Similau Simple Song Of Freedom Simple Song of Freedom [#][*] Simple Song of Freedom [#][Demo Version] Skylark Softly As In A Early Morning Sunrise (LP Version) Softly, As I Leave You Some Of These Days Somebody to Love Somebody to Love by Bobby Darin Someday We'll Be Together Someday We'll Be Together Something To Remember You By Somewhere Somewhere [From West Side Story] Song Sung Blue Sorrow Tomorrow Splish Splash Splish Splash [Live] Splish Splash [Live] Spring Is Here Standing On The Corner Sunday Sunday In New York Talk To Me Something Talk to the Animals Tell Me How Do You Feel (LP Version) That Funny Feeling That Lucky Old Sun That's All That's the Way Love Is That's All That's The Way Love Is The Curtain Falls The Curtain Falls (Live) The Curtain Falls [Live] The Days Of Wine And Roses The End Of Never The Girl That Stood Beside Me The Girl Who Stood Beside Me The Good Life The Lady Came From Baltimore The Lady From Baltimore The More I See You The Other Half Of Me The Party's Over The Party's Over The Proper Gander The Shadow Of Your Smile The Sweetest Sounds - Previously Unreleased The Things In This House There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder They All Laughed Things Things [Album Version] Things In This House This Could Be The Start Of Something Big This Nearly Was Mine This Nearly Was Mine - Previously Unreleased This Nearly Was Mine [#] Through A Long And Sleepless Night Treat My Baby Good Treat My Baby Good - CD Only Try To Remember Two Of A Kind Until It's Time For You To Go Until It's Time For You To Go Was There A Call For Me (LP Version) Wear My Ring What A Difference A Day Makes What Can I Say After I'm Sorry What'd I Say What'd I Say (Part 1) What'd I Say (Part 1) Whatever Happened To Happy When Day Is Done When I Get Home When You Were Sweet Sixteen Where Have All The Flowers Gone While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Whispering Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey (AKA Bill Bailey, ... Work Song [*] You Just Don't Know You Know How (LP Version) You Made Me Love You You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) You Make Me Feel So Young You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby You;re The Reason I'm Livin' You'll Never Know You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You You're The Reason I'm Living You'll Never Know You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You You're The Reason I'm Living
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