Big Frogs In Little Puddles-Slim Dusty/Joy McKean

[ti:Big Frogs In Little Puddles (1994 Digital Remaster)] [ar:Slim Dusty] [al:Down The Dusty Road] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Big Frogs In Little Puddles (1994 Remaster) - Slim Dusty/Joy McKean [00:05.19]Big frogs in little puddles laying down the law [00:10.53] [00:11.20]Tying bows in red tape [00:13.86]And don't know what they're [00:15.84]For [00:17.64] [00:18.43]I thought our soldiers went to war [00:21.82]To keep Australia free [00:25.99]But big frogs in little puddles are choking you and [00:30.96]Me [00:31.59] [00:32.36]Choking you and me [00:35.15] [00:36.87]Old tom staggered to the office door [00:39.17] [00:39.83]Of a north west frontier town [00:41.80] [00:42.73]And he cried give me food and water [00:45.11] [00:45.83]And I'll tell you all what I've found [00:48.50]Yes I've found a mountain made of iron ore [00:51.59]And thisll make the money flow [00:53.59] [00:54.82]But the office Johnny said now steady on [00:57.75]We must do things correct you know [00:59.79] [01:02.46]I just can't hand out town supplies [01:04.37] [01:05.57]To everyone who asks [01:07.36] [01:08.50]And you're not a resident of this here town [01:10.69]So [01:11.47]You're not my business task [01:13.51] [01:14.38]Oh but heres a requisition form [01:16.60] [01:17.41]And it's in triplicate if you please [01:19.76] [01:20.52]Now steady old man why I believe he's passed out [01:23.32]Oh I wonder where that mountain could be [01:25.65] [01:27.45]Oh big frogs in little puddles laying down the law [01:33.58] [01:34.30]Tying bows in red tape [01:36.94]And don't know what they're for [01:41.33]I thought our soldiers went to war [01:44.60]To keep Australia free [01:48.89]But big frogs in little puddles are choking you and [01:53.71]Me [01:54.33] [01:55.08]Choking you and me [01:57.37] [01:59.24]Well I found old toms iron mountain [02:01.87] [02:02.47]And the town grew big and fast [02:04.66] [02:05.23]All the knobs felt quite important [02:07.70] [02:08.41]Living down their humble past [02:10.54] [02:11.14]And if some started asking questions [02:12.98] [02:14.01]Well there was the good old pass the buck [02:16.59] [02:17.39]And if little folk got in their way [02:18.98] [02:19.73]Well [02:20.51]It was just their bad luck [02:22.39] [02:24.72]In the mines a young lad was killed one day [02:27.90]So they sent the message home [02:29.70] [02:30.83]And his mother came over a thousand miles [02:33.73]So hed not be buried alone [02:35.66] [02:36.53]Someone broke it to her gently [02:38.81] [02:39.72]That it might be [02:40.69]Rather rough [02:41.77] [02:42.95]A coffin made of masonite [02:44.93] [02:45.73]And the hearse just a dirty truck [02:48.27] [02:50.14]Oh she cried a while and then she asked for [02:52.59]Flowers [02:53.15]But there were none to be had in the town [02:55.39] [02:56.34]So they sent to the council office [02:58.62] [02:59.52]To see if some could be found [03:01.57] [03:02.52]But the clerk in charge said what can I do [03:05.21]Shell have to take it in good part [03:07.23] [03:08.07]Oh I guess he was just too busy [03:10.83] [03:11.39]To be bothered with a mothers heart [03:13.06] [03:13.58]Oh nice frog [03:15.03] [03:16.89]Oh big frogs in little puddles laying down the law [03:22.45] [03:23.31]Too busy in their little worlds to know what hearts [03:27.78]Are for [03:30.01] [03:30.67]Success and money they might have but they better not [03:35.16]Forget [03:36.04] [03:36.58]Their puddles may dry up someday and they'll deserve the [03:40.49]Scorn they get [03:42.08] [03:42.75]Deserve the scorn they get