A Tale Of A Tail

from Overwound (LP 2022) by FLAtRich-Rich La Bonté

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Inspired by the oft-repeated fable of uncertain origin, (sometimes said to be Persian and sometimes said to be Russian.)

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A Tale Of A Tail
Music and Words by Rich La Bonté,
Copyright © 2022 Rich La Bonté (BMI). All Rights Reserved.

Old Scorpion hitch-hiking
At the water's edge
She asked the frog for a ride across
And here's what Froggy said

What do you take me for, great bug?
I'm no tadpole, fool!
I let you on my back, you sting me!
Kill me in the pool!

Old Scorpy laughed at his concern
She said: I can't sting you!
For if I did, while on your back
Why, then I would drown too!

Froggy he considered
What Old Scorpy said
Still he hesitated
Better safe than dead. (INSTRU)

You have my pledge of honor, sir
Old Scorpy reassured,
That you can travel safely
I hope you'll take my word.

And Froggy was won over
So chivalrous was he
Old Scorpy climbed up on his back
And they set off to sea. (INSTRU)

They rode together well enough
Across that gentle spring
Until the frog saw Scorpy's tail
About to do her sting. (INSTRU)

I'm sorry, my dear passenger,
Frog grabbed her with his tongue.
It is my nature! I eat bugs!
And swam off in the sun.

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from Overwound (LP 2022), released August 12, 2022
A fLAtDiSk SoftWorks Audio Entertainment

Music, vocal, instrumentation, editing, programming, artwork and design by Rich La Bonté.

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Produced by Rich La Bonté. February, 2022.

Copyright © 2022 Rich La Bonté (BMI). All Rights Reserved.

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Rich La Bonté (1946). American musician, digital artist, aka FLAtRich. 21st Century: 12 Bandcamp LPs. 20th Century: Seminal electronic Mayan Canals LP. Kim Fowley's Bad News from The Underworld. Bass & vocals Original Godspell casts NY & LA, cast & movie LPs. Mozart in Mark Rappaport's "Mozart in Love". Lead singer of the huns in Ithaca NY (1965). Get Absolutely Free stuff on his website! ... more

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