capo 3

D D

in a puddle by the trail ,

C G

flips his tiny tail ,

C G

just like a great big whale ,

A D

but smaller than a snail .

D D

he’s a pollywog in a bog ,

C G

swims under soggy logs ,

C G

one day he’ll be a frog

A D

pollywog in a bog .

D

oh – oh – oh – oh

D

oh , oh oh .

C

oh , oh , oh .

G

oooooooooh , oh , oh – oh ,

D

oh , oh – ho .

D D

it’s a pollywog in a bog

C G

swims under soggy logs

C G

one day he’ll be a frog

A D

pollywog in a bog

D D

overhead a cedar tree

C G

gives the shade he needs

C G

munching while he feeds

A D

on lily pads and weeds

D D

knows not where he’s from

C G

or how his life had begun

C G

he’s not the only one

A C

and soon he’ll breathe through lungs

C G

it’s hard to believe

C G

with the arms you’ll receive

C A

you’ll lift your head

C G

above the water and breathe

C G

gills shrink away

C A

and may there come a day

C G

when you reach the shore

A D

with a whole world to explore

G G

ribbit , ribbit , a tadpole exhibit

Am C

it’s a transformation no one can inhibit

Am C

amphibian change may seem strange

D G

take them gills and the tail and they all rearrange

G G

out come the legs for the jump , jump

Am C

hop to the top of the stump , stump

Am C

out come the legs for the jump , jump

D G

hop to the top of the stump , stump

G G

where the mud is deep

Am C

frost will soon creep

Am C

and without a peep

D G

a frog is fast asleep

G G

it was a pollywog in a bog

Am C

swam under soggy logs

Am C

in the morning fog

D G

pollywog in a bog

G G

it was a pollywog in a bog

Am C

swam under soggy logs

Am C

in the morning fog

D G

pollywog in a bog

G G

it was a pollywog in a bog

Am C

swam under soggy logs

Am C

in the morning fog

D G

pollywog in a bog