Lyrics Foolish Frog - Pete Seeger
There
was
once
a
farmer,
Walking
down
the
road
whistling
a
tune
to
himself.
He
said,
"
Dog-gone,
I
wish
I
had
some
words
to
that
tune.
But
all
I've
got
is
the
melody.
" Just
then
he
came
to
a
little
bridge,
And
he
leaned
on
the
railing
looking
down
at
the
brook.
There
was
a
big
old
bullfrog,
hopping
from
bank
to
bank.
(
Sound
effects).
Well,
the
bullfrog
looked
up
and
Saw
the
farmer
and
decided
to
show
off.
He
took
an
extra
special
big
hop
- z-z-z-z-tt!
He
landed,
splash!
In
the
water
and
got
himself
all
wet.
The
farmer
laughed
and
laughed
and
started
singing:
Way
down
south
in
the
yankety-yank,
A
bull
frog
jumped
from
bank
to
bank,
Just
because
he'd
nothing
better
for
to
do!
He
stubbed
his
toe
and
fell
in
the
water;
You
could
hear
him
yell
for
a
mile
and
a
Quarter,
just
because
he'd
nothing
better
for
to
do."
Now
the
farmer
went
walking
down
the
road
Feeling
mighty
proud
of
himself
for
making
up
a
song.
He
went
down
to
the
corner
store,
bought
himself
some
groceries,
A
pair
of
work
gloves
and
a
plug
of
chewing
tobacco,
and
said,
"
Oh,
before
I
go,
I
have
to
sing
you
my
new
song."
Go
on
home,"
says
the
storekeeper,
"
I'm
busy
here,
can't
you
see
all
these
customers?"
I
won't
pay
you
any
money
unless
you
let
me
sing
you
my
song!"
Well,
sing
it
and
get
it
over
with
then,"
said
the
storekeeper
The
farmer
began
to
sing
and
the
man
in
the
store
cried
out,
"
That's
a
w-o-o-nderful
song,
gather
round
everybody,
We'll
have
a
party.
" And
he
passed
round
the
free
Coca
Colas
and
the
Free
soda-crackers,
and
everyone
was
stamping
on
the
floor
Meanwhile,
all
the
wives
and
children
back
home
Were
sitting
down
to
supper,
and
- where's
father?
The
mother
said,
"
Children,
you
better
run
down
to
the
Corner
store
and
fetch
your
old
man.
He's
probably
down
there
wasting
his
time
as
usual."
So
all
the
children
run
down
the
road.
They
run
inside
the
corner
store.
You
know,
they
heard
all
that
music,
they
forgot
about
coming
home.
The
children
started
singing
(
Song
is
repeated
in
a
higher
voice)
And
they
Were
passing
around
the
free
Coca-Colas
and
.
Now,
in
every
farmhouse
it
was
the
same
situation.
The
mother
said
to
themselves,
"
This
has
gone
far
enough.
Supper's
getting
cold.
'
Spect
us
to
work
all
the
day
nobody
show
up?"
They
reached
over
on
the
stove
and
grabbed
some
heavy
Frying
pans
and
start
down
the
road
with
a
mad
look
in
their
eyes.
Somebody's
going
to
get
beaned
Well,
they
get
near
and
they
hear
all
that
Pretty
music,
and
they
forget
all
about
being
mad.
They
drop
the
frying
pans
in
the
gutter,
Walk
into
the
store,
and
the
mothers
start
singing!
Way
down
yonder
in
the
yankety-yank,
A
bullfrog
jumped
from
bank
to
bank
...
And
they're
passing
round
the
free
Coca-Colas
and
the
Free
soda
crackers,
and
everybody
is
stamping
on
the
floor!
Meanwhile
out
in
the
barns
all
the
cows
started
talking,
"
Where
is
everybody?
We're
supposed
to
be
milked
and
it's
getting
mighty
uncomfortable!
" So
the
cows
left
their
stalls,
They
wobbled
out
of
the
barn,
And
down
the
road
right
into
the
corner
store.
And
the
cows
started
singing,
"
Moo,
moo,
moo,
moo,
moo
moo,
moo,
moo,
moo,
moo."
(
To
the
tune).
And
the
cow's
tails
were
swishing
out
the
windows,
And
they
were
stamping
on
the
floor,
And
drinking
the
free
Coca-Colas
and
eating
the
free
soda
.
Out
in
the
barnyard
all
the
chickens
said,
"
Where
is
everybody?
We're
supposed
to
be
fed
and
we're
getting
hungry!
" So
the
chickens
hopped
over
the
fence,
Hopped
down
the
road,
Hopped
into
the
store,
and
the
chickens
started;
(
Chicken
imitation
to
tune).
And
the
chicken
were
stamping
on
the
Floor
and
drinking
the
free
Coca
C
.
Meanwhile
all
the
barns
started
talking
to
each
other.
"
We
feel
mighty
lonely,"
they
said,
"without
any
cows
or
any
chickens.
I
guess
we'll
have
to
go
find
them.
" So
the
barns
picked
themselves
off
their
foundations
and
galumphed
Down
the
road,
And
s-q-u-e-e-z-e-d
themselves
into
That
corner
store,
believe
it
or
not.
Did
you
ever
hear
a
rusty
hinge
on
a
barn
door?
That's
the
way
the
barns
sang:
Ee,
ee
Out
in
the
fields
all
the
grass
says,
"
Where
is
everybody?
The
cows
are
supposed
to
come
and
eat
us.
I
guess
we'll
have
to
go
find
them.
" And
the
grass
picked
itself
up
and
swished
off
down
the
road,
And
swished
right
into
the
store
and
Started
singing:
Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh.
Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh
Of
course,
when
the
grass
was
gone,
The
fields
were
gone,
So
the
brook
didn't
have
any
banks
to
flow
between.
It
said,
"
I've
got
to
go
someplace,"
so
it
bubbled
down
the
road.
It
bubbled
right
up
into
the
corner
store
and
the
Brook
started:
Bubbl-bubbl-bubbl-bubbl-bubbl-bubbl-bubbl
The
brook
was
bubbling
up
and
down
the
stairway!
The
grass
was
growing
out
the
chimney!
Feathers
flying
through
the
air!
Cows
tails
swishing
through
the
windows!
Everybody
stamping
on
the
floor
and
drinking
the
Free
Coca-Cola
and
eating
the
free
soda-crackers!
Meanwhile,
there's
the
bullfrog
in
mid-air!
He
looks
down,
there's
nothing
underneath
him.
He
looks
over
and
there's
no
bank
to
land
on.
He
says,
"
Where
am
I?"
And
he
starts
hopping
down
the
road.
Hop!
Hop!
Hop!
Hop!
Hop!
Hey,
what's
all
that
racket
down
at
the
corner
store?"
says
the
frog
Why
...
They're
singing!
They're
singing
about
ME!
" And
he
was
so
proud
he
puffed
himself
up
with
pride
And
he
puffed,
and
he
puffed,
and
he
puffed,
and
he
BOOM!
He
exploded.
Cows,
barns,
chickens,
farmers,
The
whole
corner
store
went
up
in
the
air,
And
everybody
floated
down
and
landed
right
Where
they
were
supposed
to
have
been
all
the
time.
They
all
sat
down
eating
supper
again,
Feeling
kind
of
foolish
for
themselves
Next
day
they
went
out
to
find
the
frog.
They
looked
high,
they
looked
low.
Coca-Cola
bottles
and
soda
crackers
in
all
directions.
But
no
frog
So
all
there
is
left
of
the
frog
is
the
song.
We
might
as
well
sing
'er
once
again
Way
down
yonder
in
the
yankety-yank..."
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