Tune: "O Tannenbaum"
Oh Tom the toad, Oh Tom the toad,
Why did you hop up on the road?
Oh Tom the toad, Oh Tom the toad,
Why did you hop up 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 did you hop up on the road?
Alternate versions:
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.
You used to be young and full of hope, now you fit inside an envelope.
To my advise you did not listen, now on the road your blood's a glistening.