Horny Toad
Left over
from the age of the dinosaur, he's a Horny Toad.
He's a
cold-blooded horn-headed insectivore, yeah he's a Horny Toad.
He's a squat round lizard with a spiny sense of style.
People
call him a toad but he's a - reptile.
He's a Horny Toad, a
little Horny Toad - Horny Toad.
Now he's really
rather shy and doesn't want you to see that he's a Horny Toad.
That's why his color pattern blends with the scenery, that clever Horny
Toad.
You'll catch him scampering a bit, but then he stops
and lies flat
while your eyes keep moving, and - Hey, where's
he at?
He's a Horny Toad, a sneaky Horny Toad - Horny Toad.
Pop up out of the ground. Get warm in the sun.
Gobble harvester ants until the day is done.
Do the Horny
Toad shake. Wiggle side to side.
Dig down into the soil. It's
a cozy way to hide
until the morning time, when the sun will
shine
on the Horny Toad, sleepy Horny Toad - Horny Toad.
He'll try to make you think he's dead, acting so laid back,
that tricky Horny Toad.
He may warn you with a hiss if you
try to make a snack out of the Horny Toad.
He can puff
himself up to unusual size.
When he's really provoked he
squirts blood from his eyes.
He's a Horny Toad. Don't eat the
Horny Toad - Horny Toad.
Pop up out of the
ground. Get warm in the sun.
Gobble harvester ants until the
day is done.
Do the Horny Toad shake. Wiggle side to side.
Dig down into the soil. It's a cozy way to hide
through the
winter snow, he'll be laying low
cause he's a Horny Toad,
sleepy Horny Toad - Horny Toad.
We used to find
him all over in the arid loamy sand, the common Horny Toad.
But now days fire ants and humans are encroaching on his land,
endangered Horny Toad.
So if you see him in his habitat,
he'll thank you very much
when you take a good look, but -
don't touch!
Mister Horny Toad, protected Horny Toad - Horny
Toad.
He's a Horny Toad
He's a Horny
Toad - Phrynosoma Cornutum
He's a Horny Toad - Texas Horned
Lizard
He's a Horny Toad - Horny Toad.
© 1999 by Monty Harper
About This Song
This song is available on
the Great
Green Squishy Mean Concert CD.
The original version of this song is a bonus track on The Great Green Squishy Mean Concert CD. You'll find it among the extras if you put the CD in your computer.
Many adults in Oklahoma remember playing with horny toads as kids. But now these cool little lizards are endangered - you don't see them around much any more!
That's why Monty donates proceeds from this song to the Horned Lizard Conservation Society.If you print this song, or use it in any way, please make a donation to HCLS, or better yet, join!
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