THE FROGGIES SING

(music by Justine Paul, words by Barbara Richards)

Re-joice, rejoice to welcome spring
    Down in every pond the froggies sing

The peepers chime their clarion notes
    "Peeper-peeper-peep! Peeper-peeper-peep!"

The wood frogs clear their throbbing throats
    "Creeker-creeker-creek! Creeker-creeker-creek!"

"Plunka-plunka-plunk!" the green frog strums
    And the big bass bull frog "Chugga-chugga-rums!"

Hear the frogs:

peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) call: peeper-peeper-peep [YouTube]

wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) call: creeker-creeker-creek [YouTube]

green frog (Rana viridis musicis) strum: plunka-plunka-plunk [YouTube]

bull frog (Lithobates catesbeianus) call: chugga-chugga-rum [YouTube]

More about the frogs:

peeper: features and name of the peeper [Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams]

wood frog: habitat and life cycle of the wood frog [Arlington, Va., Dept. of Environmental Services]

green frog: health and hobbies of the green frog [The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]

bull frog: jumping abilities of the rental and professional bull frog [Journal of Experimental Biology]