The Song of a Hundred Toads
On my way out to the gold mines
Crossing the western hills
Me and my little dog, Clyde
And a horse named Prancing Bill
I slept under the stars
I heard the coyotes sing
And the sun was a golden coin
Shining just for me
(The sun shone just for me)
But high up in the mountains
Bill began to foam
And I was whipped and tugged him
He bucked against his load
Round a hairpin turn
The wagon tumbled o'er
And down the jagged rock
Bill fell with all I own
(He fell with all I own)
As the sun died out
The coyotes began to pout
Little Clyde's head rose
And answered with a growl
But when I bent to call him
He snapped at me and ran
And then I was alone
In the silent rocks and sand
(The silent rocks and sand)
By my fifth day of walking
I was crawling on my knees
Eating handful of dust
From between the dying weeds
I lay down in the dirt
As the sun lost her glow
But I was welcomed in the dark
By the song of a hundred toads
(The song of a hundred toads)
(The song of a hundred toads)
(The song of a hundred toads)
A Canção de Cem Sapos
No meu caminho para as minas de ouro
Atravessando as colinas do oeste
Eu e meu cachorrinho, Clyde
E um cavalo chamado Bill Saltitante
Eu dormi sob as estrelas
Ouvi os coiotes cantarem
E o sol era uma moeda de ouro
Brilhando só pra mim
(O sol brilhou só pra mim)
Mas lá no alto das montanhas
Bill começou a espumar
E eu puxei e puxei ele
Ele se agitou contra a carga
Na curva fechada
A carroça tombou
E pelas pedras afiadas
Bill caiu com tudo que eu tinha
(Ele caiu com tudo que eu tinha)
Enquanto o sol se apagava
Os coiotes começaram a resmungar
A cabecinha do Clyde se ergueu
E respondeu com um rosnado
Mas quando me inclinei pra chamá-lo
Ele me mordeu e saiu correndo
E então eu fiquei sozinho
Nas rochas e na areia silenciosas
(As rochas e a areia silenciosas)
No meu quinto dia de caminhada
Eu estava rastejando de joelhos
Comendo punhados de poeira
Entre as ervas murchas
Eu me deitei na terra
Enquanto o sol perdia seu brilho
Mas fui recebido na escuridão
Pela canção de cem sapos
(A canção de cem sapos)
(A canção de cem sapos)
(A canção de cem sapos)
Composição: Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks