MIDI File 27K, 3 min. 13 seconds.

Iris:

A frog he lived in a pond, O!

A pond, O!

Chorus:

A pond, O!

Iris:

He warbled a plaintive rondo —

Of brekekekex koax —

Chorus:

Koax!

Iris:

The other frogs thought it splendid,

Most splendid —

Chorus:

Most splendid!

Iris:

Applauding him when he ended

With brekekekex koax —

Chorus:

Koax!

Iris:

When over the hill

And over the dale

There sounded the trill

Of a nightingale,

And the Frog declared, as the frogs knew well,

"It's the famous vocalist Philomel!

It's the vocalist Philomel"

"That thing",

Said he,

"Can't sing

Like me;

It's only her place at the top of the tree,

For depth of feeling she wholly lacks —

Sing brekekekex koax! Koax!"

Chorus:

Sing brekekekex koax! Koax!"

Iris:

One night with everything still, O!!

All still, O!

Chorus:

All still, O!

Iris:

He climbed up a slanting willow,

Oh, brekekekex koax —

Chorus:

Koax!

Iris:

He sang in a rather wrong key,

The wrong key—

Chorus:

The wrong key!

Iris:

Delighting a neighbouring donkey

With a brekekekex koax —

Chorus:

Koax!

Iris:

He pricked up his ears

Excessively long,

Affected to tears

By the tender song,

And he said he never had heard that tone,

In anyone's voice except his own!

In any voice but his own!

"A bird",

Said he,

"Absurd

would be,

For no one can sing but the frog and me,

And even his voice on the high note cracks —

Sing brekekekex koax! Koax!"

Chorus:

Sing brekekekex koax, koax!"

Iris:

But an owl flew out from a hole, O!!

A hole, O!

Chorus:

A hole, O!

Iris:

On hearing the froggie's solo,

Of, brekekekex koax —

Chorus:

Koax!

Iris:

The frog by vanity made dense,

Yes made dense—

Chorus:

Yes, made dense.

Iris:

Was chanting a final cadence

Of brekekekex koax —

Chorus:

Koax!

Iris:

Now an owl likes eggs,

And an owl likes mice,

But he thinks frog's legs

Are extremely nice!

He made a swoop with an open throat,

And nobody heard the frog's top note!

No, nobody heard the note!

"Tu whit!

Tu whoo!

That bit

Will do!"

And he went for another frog or two,

So the chorus vanished like jumping Jacks,

With brekekekex koax! Koax!"

With brekekekex koax! Koax!"

Chorus:

Sing brekekekex koax, koax!"

"That thing",

Said he,

"Can't sing

Like me;

It's only her place at the top of the tree,

For depth of feeling she wholly lacks —

Sing brekekekex koax! Koax!"

Sing brekekekex koax! Koax!"

(All exit)