A Boy and His Frog

A small Jim Henson tribute made by me, mostly out of boredom, but also because I heard this song and the song just wouldn't leave me alone.

I know I'll never be able to do Henson or the song justice, but I made the video anyway.

Song - "A Boy and His Frog" by Tom Smith
LYRICS

Life is unfair, so they tell me,
Because they think I wouldn't know.
They only can see a cheap gimmick
On their children's favorite show.

They say, "Oh, that's just foam and a wire,
Attached to a green velvet sleeve,
Anyone can do that" -- well, that's true, I suppose,
But who else could make them believe?

What can I say without you there to guide me?
How else am I supposed to give?
How can I sing without you there beside me?
How else am I supposed to live?

You could never just do the expected,
I was just an idea in a bog,
But you sewed up your dream
and we made quite a team,
Jim and Kermit, a boy and his frog.

It was me, Rolph, and you,
but I think that he knew
There was something that you and I had.
The magic we made just kept growing,
And none of it ever was bad.

Then came Ernie and Scooter and Gonzo,
Doctor Teeth, Cookie Monster, and more.
But now all of those voices are silent,
And I want to go on... but what for?

No one can make me what you did,
No one could walk in your shoes,
Nothing can make me forget you,
But that's not a thing that I'd choose.

I can't just let it be over,
And you wouldn't want it that way,
So I'll stand up and I'll face it,
And, though not quite in your voice, I'll say:

I will go on without you there to guide me,
There's so much more I can give.
Whenever I sing, you will be there beside me,
As long as I keep you, you'll live.

We just wanted to make people smile,
I was always much more than your toy.
I will never regret and I'll never forget
What we had,
I'll miss you, Dad,
This frog and his boy.

Check out Tom Smith at this url-

http://www.tomsmithonline.com/main1.htm

This song and video are released under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike license

• Category

  Film & Animation

[mslolpopps]

This video should not be flagged, is there no appeal process or common sense Admin?

[DarksporkLeader]

It is flagged because kids may not be ready for this many sads.

[906087]

makes me cry every time

[alterbridgefan99]

I think this is sadder lol but yes, big bird singing that at his funeral was pretty sad!

[alterbridgefan99]

"We just wanted to make people smile" Fail...I'm crying now lol

[NotMostGirls]

I think it proves there is a God; he wanted Jim with him.

[combovercarl]

I love this.

[TouhouFather]

One of the most kid-frienly videos on youtube is flagged for inappropiate material?

WHAT...THE...

[Nordmunder Ironhair]

My friend, . . . you did just fine. :)

[chiquitabonitad]

I love Rowlf, but I didn't realize he came along so early.

[GoodMannersRS]

HOW THE FUCK IS THIS AGE RESTRICTED???