The Ballad of the Polka-Dot Lizard | Original Song Story
Channel: Lydia Lundgren
Date: 2017-11-21

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Once in a swamp lived a polka-dot lizard
Who sat on a rock all day
And next to the rock of the polka-dot lizard
A pinstriped frog did play

And she played and she played
In the pinstriped froggy way
And he sat and he sat
In the polka-dot lizard way

The pinstriped frog wrote a beautiful song
That she sang as she played that day
And the lizard couldn’t hear so well
But he listened anyway

And she sang and she sang
To the lizard all that day
And he strained and he heard
Most of what the frog did say

“Though I ____ frog and ______ lizard
I think ____ along
If you think so too then _____ show it
And ________________ my song”

And she thought that he knew
What she wanted him to do
And he thought that he knew
So he did what lizards do

He sat on that rock and he scooted closer
And looked her in the eyes
But no sound came out of Lizard’s mouth 
Which took Froggy by surprise

And he looked at her
In the lovestruck lizard way
And she sang to him
In the lovesick froggy way

~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~

Then he opened his mouth
And out came an awful blat
And ecstatic she hopped up
And there beside him sat

I wrote this song at 3am on New Year's Day of 2009. It's an allegory that continues to ring true in my life about romance, miscommunication, and appreciating differences. To this day it might be my favorite song I ever wrote. I hope you enjoy it!

Recorded at my home in Charlotte.