Troop 1440 Wakefield, MA

Tom the Toad

(to the tune of "Oh, Christmas Tree)

Oh, Tom the toad, Oh, Tom the toad,
Why are you lying on the road?
Oh, Tom the toad, Oh, Tom the toad,
Why are you lying on the road?
You did not see the car ahead;
Now you're all marked with tire tread.
Oh, Tom the toad, Oh, Tom the toad,
Why are you lying on the road?

Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
You were my friend, and now you're dead,
You bear the marks of tire tread.
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?

Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
You did not see yon passing car,
And now you're stretched out on the tar.
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?

Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
You hopped out to the yellow line
And turned into a streak of slime.
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?

Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
It's clear to all you're in a rut,
We all did see your gushing gut.
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?

Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?
There was a loud and awful crash
For poor old Tom had just got smashed
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why did you jump out in the road?

Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why are you lying in the road?
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
Why are you lying in the road?
You used to hop and jump about,
And now your guts are spilling out.
Oh, Tom the toad, oh Tom the toad,
So sad you're lying in the road!

Oh Jake the Snake, oh Jake the Snake
You didn't see that garden rake.
Oh Jake the Snake, oh Jake the Snake
You didn't see that garden rake.
You used to be so long and thin,
And now you are red and grim.
Oh Jake the Snake, oh Jake the Snake,
You did not see that garden rake.

Oh Tom the Snake, oh Tom the Snake,
Why did you jump into the lake?
Oh Tom the Snake, oh Tom the Snake,
Why did you jump into the lake?
You did not know you could not swim,
And now you are what's left of him,
Oh Tom the Snake, oh Tom the Snake,
Why did you jump into the lake?

Oh Sam the snake, oh Sam the snake,
Why do you lie out there and bake?
Oh Sam the snake, oh Sam the snake,
Why do you lie out there and bake?
You did not see that truck go by.
Now you look like a butterfly.
Oh Sam the snake, oh Sam the snake,
Why do you lie out there and bake?

Oh, Jake the snake, oh Jake the snake,
Why are you belly up in the lake?
Oh, Jake the snake, oh Jake the snake,
Why are you belly up in the lake?
You did not see that motor boat,
Propeller got you by the throat.
Oh, Jake the snake, oh Jake the snake,
So sad you swam out in the lake!

Oh Sammy snake, Oh Sammy snake
Why are you lying in the lake?
Oh Sammy snake, Oh Sammy snake
Why are you lying in the lake?
You did not see the boat ahead
And now you are motor tread
Oh Sammy snake, Oh Sammy snake
Why are you lying in the lake?

Oh, Mat the cat, oh Mat the cat,
Why is your tail so crooked like that?
Oh, Mat the cat, oh Mat the cat,
Why is your tail so crooked like that?
You caught it in the vacuum machine [Eyoww!],
And now you're acting awfully mean.
Oh, Mat the cat, oh Mat the cat,
That's why your tail is crooked like that.

Oh, kitty cat, oh, kitty cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Oh, kitty cat, oh, kitty cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?
Why were you running from the mutts?
Now that truck, spread out your guts...
Oh, kitty cat, oh, kitty cat
Why does your tongue hang out like that?

Oh Doggie Spot, Oh Doggie Spot,
Upon the road you're such a blot.
Oh Doggie Spot, Oh Doggie Spot,
Upon the road you're such a blot.
Out in the lane you boldly went,
Now your bod's not worth a cent!
Oh Doggie Spot, Oh Doggie Spot,
Upon the road you're such a blot.

Oh Rog the dog, Oh Rog the dog,
Why did you jump on that green log?
Oh Rog the dog, Oh Rog the dog,
Why did you jump on that green log?
You used to like to play and track.
But now you are a 'gator's snack.
Oh Rog the dog, Oh Rog the dog,
Why did you jump on that green log?

Oh Sue the skunk, oh Sue the skunk,
Why did you make my tires go klunk?
Oh Sue the skunk, oh Sue the skunk,
Why did you make my tires go klunk?
You did not look from East to West
Now on the road there's such a mess.
Oh Sue the skunk, oh Sue the skunk,
Why did you make my tires go klunk?

Oh Possum Pete, oh Possum Pete,
There's nothing left but hair and feet.
Oh Possum Pete, oh Possum Pete,
There's nothing left but hair and feet.
You thought you'd beat that bus across,
Now you look like a pile of moss.
Oh Possum Pete, oh Possum Pete,
There's nothing left but hair and feet.

Oh Bill the bug, oh Bill the bug
What are you doing on the rug?
Oh Bill the bug, oh Bill the bug
What are you doing on the rug?
You did not see the foot ahead
And now your just a spot of red
Oh Bill the bug, oh Bill the bug
What are you doing on the rug?

Oh Fred the fish, oh Fred the fish
Why are you lying on the dish?
Oh Fred the fish, oh Fred the fish
Why are you lying on the dish?
You did not see the hook ahead
And now your head is stuffed with bread
Oh Fred the fish, oh Fred the fish
Why are you lying on the dish?

Oh, Fred the fish, oh Fred the fish.
Why are you lying on the dish?
Oh Fred the fish, oh Fred the fish.
Why are you lying on the dish?
You did not see the hook ahead,
And now your head is stuffed with bread.
Oh, Fred the fish, oh Fred the fish.
Why are you lying on the dish?

Arm'dillo Tex, Arm'dillo Tex,
Why are you looking so perplexed?
Arm'dillo Tex, Arm'dillo Tex,
Why are you looking so perplexed?
Across the yellow line you strayed,
The truck hit you - like a grenade!
Arm'dillo Tex, Arm'dillo Tex,
Why are you looking so perplexed?

Oh Froggie Fred, Oh Froggie Fred,
Why do you lie there stone-cold dead?
Oh Froggie Fred, Oh Froggie Fred,
Why do you lie there stone-cold dead?
You didn't look as you jumped out,
A ten-ton truck ran up your snout!
Oh Froggie Fred, Oh Froggie Fred,
Why do you lie there stone-cold dead?

Oh Swallow Sam, Oh Swallow Sam,
What turned your body into jam?
Oh Swallow Sam, Oh Swallow Sam,
What turned your body into jam?
In the air you'd quickly speed,
An eighteen-wheeler made you bleed.
Oh Swallow Sam, Oh Swallow Sam,
What turned your body into jam?

Oh Bunny Ben, Oh Bunny Ben,
Why is your body flat and thin?
Oh Bunny Ben, Oh Bunny Ben,
Why is your body flat and thin?
Out on the road you quickly jumped,
You didn't count on getting bumped.
Oh Bunny Ben, Oh Bunny Ben,
Why is your body flat and thin?

Oh Billy Bat, Oh Billy Bat,
Why are you lying still like that?
Oh Billy Bat, Oh Billy Bat,
Why are you lying still like that?
Along the road you swooped and flapped,
But a trucker's windshield got you zapped!
Oh Billy Bat, Oh Billy Bat,
Why are you lying still like that?

Oh Turtle Ted, Oh turtle Ted,
Your shell's all broken - so's your head.
Oh Turtle Ted, Oh turtle Ted,
Your shell's all broken - so's your head.
In the road you thought you'd travel,
Now you're ground into the gravel.
Oh Turtle Ted, Oh turtle Ted,
Your shell's all broken - so's your head.

Oh Chicken Cluck, you never slowed
As you went running across the road.
Oh Chicken Cluck, you never slowed
As you went running across the road.
Despite the others' evidence,
Please tell us why you had no sense.
Oh Chicken Cluck, you never slowed
As you went running across the road.

Oh Socks the fox, oh Socks the fox
Why are you lying in the box?
Oh Socks the fox, oh Socks the fox
Why are you lying in the box?
You did not see the hunter ahead
And now your head is full of lead.
Oh Socks the fox, oh Socks the fox
Why are you lying in the box?

Oh Dale the deer, oh Dale the deer
Oh how you used to have no fear
Oh Dale the deer, oh Dale the deer
Oh how you used to have no fear
You looked into a hunter's gun
And now you're lying on a bun
Oh Dale the deer oh Dale the deer
Oh how you used to have no fear

Oh Hal the hawk, oh Hal the hawk
Oh how you used to squawk squawk squawk
Oh Hal the hawk oh Hal the hawk
Oh how you used to squawk squawk squawk
You flew so high you could not stop
The 'copter's blades went chop chop chop
Oh Hal the hawk oh Hal the hawk
Oh how you used to squawk squawk squawk

Oh Jan the giraffe oh Jan the giraffe
Oh how you used to make us laugh
Oh Jan the giraffe oh Jan the giraffe
Oh how you used to make us laugh
Into the bridge you drove your car
Your head stayed near, the rest went far
Oh Jan the giraffe oh Jan the giraffe
Oh how you used to make us laugh

Oh Carl the Coon, oh Carl the Coon
We'll have to scrape you with a spoon,
Oh Carl the Coon, oh Carl the Coon
We'll have to scrape you with a spoon
You did not see that transfer truck
The passers-by, they all say yuck!
Oh Carl the Coon, oh Carl the Coon
We'll have to scrape you with a spoon.

Oh Sam the Ham, oh Sam the Ham,
Why are you lying in the pan?
Oh Sam the Ham, oh Sam the Ham,
Why are you lying in the pan?
Did you not see the oven door
And now you're cooked forevermore!
Oh Sam the Ham, oh Sam the Ham,
Why are you lying in the pan?

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