Barenaked Ladies - Pollywog In A Bog

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