The Frogs: Parodos: The Frogs

Lyrics

[FROGS] Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! [XANTHIAS, spoken] What's that? [DIONYSOS, spoken] Frogs [FROGS] Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! [XANTHIAS, spoken] The river is full of them! [DIONYSOS, spoken] Ignore them. They'll just try to spoil everything [FROGS] Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! Ko-ax! Brek-kek kek-kek kek-kek kek-kek Ko-ax! Rib-et rib-et Ko-ax! Brek-kek kek-kek... Whaddya think it is, mice? Well, dummy, think twice! Brek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek! (Ko-ax!) Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! (Ko-ax!) What have eyes that pop? What have skins that glisten? What have feet that plop? Elephants? No, listen, listen, listen, listen: Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek kek-kek kek-kek! Ko-ax! Rib-et rib-et! Brek-kek-kek-kek... Right! Frogs! We're the frogs! The adorable frogs! (Ko-ax!) Not your hoity-toity intellectuals Not your hippy-dippy homosexuals Just your easy-going, simple Warm-hearted, cold-blooded Frogs Of the pond And the fronds we never go beyond When you rearrange a single frond We respond With a Pfft! Rek-kek-kek-kek! Blech! Brek-kek-kek-kek Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! Ko-ax! Rib-et rib-et Brek-kek-kek-kek... Bur-rup bur-rup bur-rup Ko-ax! Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek! What do you care the world's a wreck? Leave 'em alone, send 'em a check Sit in the sun and what the heck What do you wanna break your neck for? What for? Big deal! Big bore! Forget your troubles Wallow with us Squat and take a mud bath! What's it get you Making a fuss? Just another blood-bath! Aw! Boo-hoo! Oh, pshaw! What's new? Forget your troubles Wallow with us Squat and take a mud bath! [FROGS, in five GROUPS, in canon:] (1) What's it get 'em, making a fuss? Just another blood bath! Forget your troubles Wallow with us Squat and take a mud bath! What's it get 'em, making a fuss? Just another blood bath! We seen it We heard it We been there We know it already We seen it We heard it We been there We know it already We seen it We heard it We been there We know it already We seen it We heard it We been there We know it already Jeremiah was a bullfrog Was a good friend of (2) Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek! Whaddya care the world's a wreck? Leave 'em alone, send 'em a check Sit in the sun and what the heck Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek! Whaddya care the world's a wreck? Leave 'em alone, send 'em a check Sit in the sun and what the heck Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek! Row row row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life is but a scream Row row row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily merrily merrily merrily (3) Row row row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life is but a scream Row row row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life is but a scream Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life is but a scream Row row row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life is but a scream Row row row your boat (4) Row row row your boat gently down the stream Merrily merrily merrily merrily Life is but a scream Row row row your boat gently down the stream Tote dat barge and lift that crud You gets a little drunk and you lands in mud You and he You sweat and strain Body all achin' and --- (5) You and he You sweat and strain Body all achin' and racked wid' pain Who cares if the sky Cares to fall in the swamp? Who cares if the sky Cares to fall in the [ALL FROGS] Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek! Everyone knows the world's a wreck Why do you want to break your neck? To send a check? And what the heck? Who in the world are you saving the world for? For the frogs! For the frogs! For the bumps on the logs! (Ko-ax!) Not for fancy pants humanitarians Not for chatty platitudinarians But for easy-going, simple, jocular Ocular frogs Who can thrive Just by staying friendly and alive When there's any trouble, we survive We just dive and go Blep blep blep blep! Blep blep blep blep! Blep blep blep blep blep blep blep blep blep blep! Ko-ax! Blep blep blep blep blep blep blep! Ko-ax! Rib-et rib-et Ko-ax! Blep blep blep blep... [DIONYSOS, spoken] Do you know who I am? I am Dionysos! I happen to be a god! I am on a great mission, so show some respect! Stop that. Stop rocking the boat! Ohh frogs can be so annoying! [FROGS] Brek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! Brek-kek-kek Brek-kek-kek-kek-kek-kek! Ko-ax! Brek-kek kek-kek kek-kek kek-kek Ko-ax! Rib-et rib-et Ko-ax! Brek-kek kek-kek... Stay with the frogs With the frogs (What do you care the world's a wreck?) With the wits of the bogs! (Leave 'em alone, send 'em a check) Not your hippy dippy insurrectionists Not your hasty pasty-faced perfectionists (What do you care the world's a wreck?) Stay with the easy-going, simple, rollicking (Leave 'em alone, send 'em a check) Frolicking Frogs In the reeds Leave the world alone and count the weeds While the world may not know what it needs It proceeds And in time Will be Sublime All bogs And weeds And frogs And beautiful slogs Brek-kek kek-kek kek-kek kek-kek Kek-kek kek-kek kek-kek kek-kek Ko-ax!