Big Frogs In Little Puddles (1994 Digital Remaster) - Slim Dusty/Joy Mckean

作曲：Joy Mckean/Slim Dusty

Big frogs in little puddles laying down the law

Tying bows in red tape

And don't know what they're

For

I thought our soldiers went to war

To keep Australia free

But big frogs in little puddles are choking you and

Me

Choking you and me

Old tom staggered to the office door

Of a north west frontier town

And he cried give me food and water

And I'll tell you all what I've found

Yes I've found a mountain made of iron ore

And thisll make the money flow

But the office Johnny said now steady on

We must do things correct you know

I just can't hand out town supplies

To everyone who asks

And you're not a resident of this here town

So

You're not my business task

Oh but heres a requisition form

And it's in triplicate if you please

Now steady old man why I believe he's passed out

Oh I wonder where that mountain could be

Oh big frogs in little puddles laying down the law

Tying bows in red tape

And don't know what they're for

I thought our soldiers went to war

To keep Australia free

But big frogs in little puddles are choking you and

Me

Choking you and me

Well I found old toms iron mountain

And the town grew big and fast

All the knobs felt quite important

Living down their humble past

And if some started asking questions

Well there was the good old pass the buck

And if little folk got in their way

Well

It was just their bad luck

In the mines a young lad was killed one day

So they sent the message home

And his mother came over a thousand miles

So hed not be buried alone

Someone broke it to her gently

That it might be

Rather rough

A coffin made of masonite

And the hearse just a dirty truck

Oh she cried a while and then she asked for

Flowers

But there were none to be had in the town

So they sent to the council office

To see if some could be found

But the clerk in charge said what can I do

Shell have to take it in good part

Oh I guess he was just too busy

To be bothered with a mothers heart

Oh nice frog

Oh big frogs in little puddles laying down the law

Too busy in their little worlds to know what hearts

Are for

Success and money they might have but they better not

Forget

Their puddles may dry up someday and they'll deserve the

Scorn they get

Deserve the scorn they get