Shivers

Toad This is a good night for a scary story Would you like to hear one? I don't know, Frog Don't you like to be scared? I'm not so sure When I was a very young frog I went on a picnic with my parents Mother Frog and Father Frog It was a lovely picnic in the wood Mother Frog? Yes, Father Frog? I have some news It isn't very good What is the news? What is the news? Father Frog What is the news? When we sat down on our picnic The sun was on the right And I could tell direction By the angle of the light But now it's gotten cloudy We've travelled pretty far And I hate to have to tell you But I don't know where we are You mean we're lost? Yes, we are lost We are lost Yes, we are lost You were lost? Yes, we were lost My goodness You were, we are lost There, there mother Why are you so upset? It's nothing, son Mother's only tired, that's all Don't you think we should tell him, dear? Tell me what? (tell him what?) What lurks out there What lurks out there? (what lurks out there?) This is bound to frighten you This is bound to frighten you Tell me Very well There is a frog A large and terrible frog He is terribly large And largely terrible Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible Large and terrible frog He's mean and awful And he's awful mean And his wrinkly skin Is pasty green He eats little bunnies Dipped in dirt And he likes frog children For dessert (oh my) He is a frog A large and terrible frog He is terribly large And largely terrible Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible Large and terrible frog Your mother and I will go off In search of the pathway home You stay right here And so off my parents went In search of the pathway home They left you all alone? Yes, and soon it became dark Did this really happen, Frog? Maybe yes and maybe no Should I stop telling you the story? No, no, no, tell me, tell me Very well As I said, it was getting dark And there I was I'm a young little frog All alone in the night My parents have left Which doesn't seem right I am very afraid, that is how I feel I don't wish to end up a meal I think eating others is rude And I bet that it hurts being chewed I have such ambitious dreams and wishes And none of my plans include Not growing up Because I wound up being food And I waited and waited And it grew darker and darker And suddenly I had the feeling I was not alone Not alone? (not alone) And then I looked up And I saw two great eyes Staring right at me Aaah, who are you? I am the large and terrible frog Aaah, are you going to eat me? Not just yet I have eaten so many frog children Already tonight That I have no appetite Oh, well, it was very nice to have met you I'll be going now Not so fast First, you must do something for me Oh, I'd be only too happy to What is it? After dinner, I like to have a little exercise So I can work up an appetite for a late snack Exercise? Yes, skipping rope And you shall turn for me Take hold of that hand Yes, your large and terribleness Skippy, skippy, skippy, skippy every night Skipping rope to generate an appetite Tag pole, tag pole, polly walk Soon I will be snacking on a little frog Skippy, skippy, skippy, skippy every night Skipping rope to generate an appetite Some like muffins, some like skulls I like the taste of little froggy bones Alright, my appetite has returned Now come to me, little frog This is terrible Well, he is the large and terrible frog What did you do? What shall I do? What did you do? What shall I do? Whatever did you Shall I do? He started coming toward me But my hand was on the rope He was just enormous But he also was a dope I ran around in circles 'Til I tied him to a tree You little whipersnapper What have you done to me? And then I ran, and ran, and ran And ran, and ran, and ran He ran, and ran, and ran And ran, and ran, and ran I ran, and ran, and ran And then I found my parents in a glen So then we came on upon a path And we went home and took a bath A long and hard and steamy Absolutely dreamy Finally out of trouble, bubble Did this really happen, Frog? Maybe yes and maybe no Bath