Raising Joshua

Tonight I learned a new song. My son's den sang "Tom the Toad" at tonight's pack meeting. I had never heard it and still wish I hadn't. According to many sites there are multiple versions of the song. Below are the lyrics of one version that looks about what I heard. They sang *all* of the verses.

Tom the Toad
Tune: "O Tannenbaum"

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,
And now you're marked with tire tread.
Oh Tom the toad, Oh Tom the toad,
Why are you lying on the road?



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Alternate Version:

Chorus: Oh, Tom the toad, Oh Tom the toad why did you hop up on the road ?


You didn't see that car ahead and now you're lying truly dead.
You used to hop and jump about and now your guts are spilling out.
You were my friend and now you're dead, your back is marked with tire tread.
You hopped onto the yellow line and now you're just a streak of slime.
You used to be so big and fat, now you're all dried up, brown and flat.
To my advise you did not listen, now on the road your bloods a glistening

Cub Scout pictures

I added Joy's wishlish link month's ago, here's Josh's: