Fergus the Frog    (video)

 

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1. Now Fergus, he was hatched from an egg,

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    and he lived in a pond in the garden.

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    He was very polite when he said to the fish,

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    'Mr Fish I beg your pardon.

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    Will I be a finny fish just like you?' And the finny fish just said, 'Well.

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    You may be, but you're a very young thing,

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    it's a little bit early to tell, to tell, it's a little bit early to tell.'

 

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2. Now one day Fergus saw a fox,

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    he was sniffing round the pond in the garden.

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    He was very polite when he said to the fox,

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    'Mr Fox, I beg your pardon.

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    Will I be a furry fox just like you?' And the furry fox just said, 'Well.

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    You may be, but you're a very young thing,

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    it's a little bit early to tell, to tell, it's a little bit early to tell.'

 

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3. Now one day Fergus saw an owl,

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    in a tree by the pond in the garden.

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    He was very polite when he said to the owl

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    'Mr Owl, I beg your pardon.

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Will I have flying feathers like you?' And the yellow eyed owl said, 'Well.

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    You may be, but you're a very young thing,

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    it's a little bit early to tell, to tell, it's a little bit early to tell.'

 

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4. One day Fergus heard some sounds,

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    and he left his pond in the garden,

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    and he flipped and he flopped to a far away ditch,

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    where he met some green things croaking.

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    'Excuse me, please, do you know what I am?'

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    And the green things answered, 'Well.

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    It's plain to see that you're one of us,

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    as anyone here can tell, can tell, as anyone here can tell.'

 

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    'So I'm not a finny fish, and I'm not a furry fox,

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    I know what I am, I'm one of you frogs.

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    I'm Fergus Frog and I feel so well, I'm Fergus Frog anyone can tell,

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    I 'm Fergus Frog, I'm a frog like you,

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    I'm Fergus Frog and a fine frog, too.'

 

    (Ralph McTell)