What's A Frog To Do?
by @edwinb
Liner Notes
I learned all about the life of frogs from playing computer games in the 80s. I'm pretty sure this is all accurate, except that frogs don't play the harmonica as far as I know. Ribbit. #ukulele #nerdfolk
Lyrics
Hop along the verge Waiting for the break Traffic freely flowing so there's No room for mistakes
Guided by the hand Of the watchers overhead Weaving through the lorries Though I'm desperate for my bed
What does a frog have to do? What does a frog have to do? What's a frog to do to make it Home?
Calling up the family To say I'll be there later Riding on the back of a Passing alligator
Are they out to get you Or to help you stay alive? Back and forth along the logs Before the turtles dive
What does a frog have to do? What does a frog have to do? What's a frog to do to make it Home?
Got to keep the pace with the racers and the 'dozers Not a time to croak as I am inching ever closer Life is in the moments in between You know it isn't easy being green
What does a frog have to do? What does a frog have to do? What's a frog to do to make it Home?
What does a frog have to do? What does a frog have to do? What's a frog to do to make it Home?
Comments
I don't know if frogs play harmonica, but toads play kazoo! This is reminiscent of The Tale of Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter. Not the same story but the same pond on a different day.
Well well well you've brought me back to a different nostalgia - I had to take care of my lab's frog colony of Xenopus laevis creatures as a grad student. They're adorable bog frogs! Don't worry, we did not do anything more than an occasional oocyte harvest, they lived a happy communal life in the basement of the lab. I love the ode to these creatures. Yay for the frog sound singing along :)
We love frogs around here! We have lots of them around our Florida home. So I can totally picture this delightful, charming, catchy song. Such fun!
Even as not much of a games person, I find it interesting to speculate on characters being aware of life and control outside the game. (Also goes for movies and books.)
Good melody and sound generally. The "ribbit" instrument is a nice touch.
An amazingly good song with clever, entertaining lyrics backed by a uke that sounds like a 12-string. Could the fact that frogs are known for their leaping have anything to do with the other fact that the word, 'ukulele' in Hawaiian means "jumping flea" in relation to this most excellent composition? Probably not, it just sprang to mind...😉
The uke is an 8 string baritone with steel strings so probably as close to a 12 string as a uke could get! I think it has its own charm though. It's quite hard to put it down... Anyway, thanks for the listen!
Love the bright sound you are getting from the uke and the fun froggy instrument. Fun tune with harmonica.
The "ribbits" in the chorus are awesome - and so was this trip down memory lane! Harmonica is always a welcome bonus! 8 string uke?
An 8 string steel string baritone, indeed! At that point I'm not even sure it's a ukulele, but I love how it sounds, so, I wonder, does it even matter? Thanks for the listen! Ribbit!
You captured my childhood there. The bridge is especially strong.
I like the idea of the player being a “guiding hand” and a “watcher overhead.” Really fun chorus
Once there was a computer game called Frogger. Sounds like this would be the perfect theme song for a reissue of the game.