I give you an egg, in a small village pond.
I give you an egg, in a small village pond.
May this cold blob of spawn hatch out
In darkness and moisture dwell.
Though ducks may quack and geese may lay
While there is still one swan to say - - -

There'll always be a tadpole
And tadpoles will be frogs,
And frogs will always wear top hats
And loin-cloths and clogs.
The frog is quite enormous
It's taller than a house;
The same size as an elephant,
But smaller than a mouse.

Green, slimy cold; never will it grow old,
Forever young, hidden among
Pond life and goo!
The toads as well, they'll eat a silver bell
But never gold (they're not that bold);
Goldfish say "moo"!

There'll always be a tadpole
And tadpoles will be frogs,
If frogspawn means as much to cows
As frogspawn means to dogs.