Toad Hirer (Vocals only)

I'm asked that a lot, but no, that's not me I've nothing to hide, the opposite actually Folks come here looking for him, it's a common mistake Hey since you're here Can I show you these clocks that I made? Welcome to Tiny Time Hall That's what this hall's called Hah, okay hold your applause I'd love to work outta somewhere drier But this is all I can afford (All he can afford) Just a knot clump, a splintery sap bump In an old tree stump Obscured by moss and grass and rocks Small spot, my little workshop For my mini time clocks That never tick, only tock! I'm Toad Hirer, pleased to meet you, blighter I'm glad you've come my way I know toads only, god I get so lonely Awhile you stay? My little noble practising of clock dispatching The workload kind of started catching up with me I need a team of workers who are rough and scratchy For I have some very strict deadlines indeed Star fingered toadies, mmm they do just nicely I get them all to hop up to my tree stump shop The moisture is so highly but they don't mind slightly They love it and they're so great at the job! Frogs? No, they're useless, too smooth is their skin, yes Clock cogs and the springs need the coarse toad star fingers! Come to the river, watch their mothers deliver It's not for faint of heart Her back skin quivers with a unisoned shiver Quite the quainted start Consensual consensus is the ample amplexus It's an awkward loving embrace When dad rolls the eggs into her back You're gonna freak Freak Freak Freak I think she's ready to start now I think she's aching for it She's been dreaming, somehow preparing for this The river is dark and so muddy I'm proud of her for being so brave For sacrificing, it must be frightening I hope they're healthy and feisty I hope they turn out better than me I'm so faulty, so so faulty It's time to face the world It's time to give what you can It's time for big release I know she's ready to start now She's flat and she's brilliant and strong She'll feel so elated, the poor thing has waited so long The water is calm and so soothing I might be more nervous than her But I know she'll get through this And I know I'll get through this I'll make sure they're kind and thoughtful I'll make sure they don't make the same mistakes I made I'm so broken, so very broken It's time to face the world She can no longer hold them in Her back shivers with life Remember when I said my timepieces only tock? I find it weird you didn't ask me why! No it's understandable, you've been through quite a lot So I'll go ahead and tell you, well, I'll try The river's full of leeches, otters, and other creatures But the big concern's those pesky ticks They love a toad to suck on Questing and latching upon those big back holes It makes us sick! So yeah, we hate ticks It makes sense that ticks all love the ticking of a clock So by law these parasites don't like the tock So I hire the offspring, often hundreds at a time And fill the holes with my non-ticking clocks! The hands are warty, grimy, all coarse, and not all slimy They're much more agreeable than frogs Yes they're the quintessential, peak amphibious potential My very precious special sprogs! Oh pipa pipa come to me Pipa pipa please help me Pipa pipa come slot the cogs You are the quintessential, peak amphibious potential My very precious special sprogs! Now watch I simply guide these babies up the stream to Tiny Time Hall The older ones will teach them what to do Now a watch I gently sew some clocks into the mother's gaping birth holes And she's now free to make her dreams come true The ticks come to attack, oh But the tock of the non-ticking clocks sets them off They can't get in, so they take off I'm Toad Hirer and to meet you 'twas nice to But you best be on your way My fresh team's assembled with so much work ahead of 'em Before the light of day The lake all a shimmer with pristine glass glimmer Toadal guilloche and chains A brass scent lingers on those small star fingers As the old ones hop away My front gate shudders like the back of their mothers I hope they enjoyed their stay They're in such a hurry, but I needn't worry I'll clock them too some day I'm Toad Hirer and while it's true I like ya It's time you went away Sayonara, cheers, and hey remember I'm not that guy Okay?!