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OdetoaToad

Robert

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Thomas

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Poem

Patrick

Toad,toad

Thereintheroad

Burdenedbyyourload Ofwarts.

Eyes

Wideandwatery

Coldbloodedreptile

Nobloodyarteries Orveins.

Toadlegs

Muscledandstrong

Forjumppropulsion

Overdistanceslong Orshort.

Feet

Webbedforaswim

Aboveorbelowsurface

Asisyourwhim Oryen.

Tongue

Long,slippery,sly

Quickasalaserflash Toshagunsuspectingflies Ormoths.

Spots,spots

Brown,greenandbeige

Balancedcamouflage

Beneaththehedge Orlilypad.

Ears

Absent,stonecolddeaf Hearingnothing Rightorleft Orcars Splat! Imaginethat. Theend.

ProgramDisclaimer:"Notoadswereharmedduringtherehearsalorperformanceofthispiece."

Ode to a Toad (for Maria)

                    I II Piano      Ribbit!             Tempo di ribbit       Ribbit!              Ribbit!       Ribbit!              -                    I II 4         Ribbit!       Ribbit!                   Ribbit!                       -

        I II 7     Ribbit!       Ribbit!                    Ribbit!                             Toad,toad   Toad,toad             9           I II 10      Thereintheroad      Thereintheroad                                 Burdenedbyyourloadof         Burdenedbyyourloadof                 warts.   warts.                                                    I II 13       Eyeswideandwatery.       Eyeswideandwatery.                                               Coldbloodedreptile.      Coldbloodedreptile.                                2

                    I II 16                      Nobloodyarteriesor         Nobloodyarteriesor                                                 veins.   veins.          B          I II   Toadlegs   Toadlegs                        19         muscledandstrongforjumppro       muscledandstrong                              pulsionoverdistanceslongor         overdistanceslongor                                         I II 22    short.    short.                  Feet  Feet          dolce  dolce  dolce        webbedforaswima        webbedforaswima                     3

        I II 25     boveorbelow     boveorbelow                       surface,as    surface,                  isyourwhimoryen.whimor       yourwhimor                 molto rit. molto rit.             I II 28   yen.   yen.              Tonguelong,   Tongue...long,                      Meno mosso misterioso   29        3 slippery,sly.      3 slippery,sly.             3                             I II 31         Quickasalaserflashtoshag         Quickasalaserflashtoshag                                         unsuspectingfliesormoths.         unsuspectingfliesormoths.                                   Tonguelong,   Tonguelong,                          sub.  sub.     4

        I II 34      3 slippery,sly.       3 slippery,sly.                3                       QuickQuick      QuickQuick                                    I II 36         ribbitribbitribbitribbit      ribbitribbit                                             sub.  sub.      QuickQuick      QuickQuick                                    I II 38         ribbitribbitribbitribbit      ribbitribbit                                            sub. sub.     QuickQuick      QuickQuick                           5

            I II 40                Quickasalaserflashtoshagunsuspectingfliesor                Quickasalaserflashtoshagunsuspectingfliesor                               rit. rit.   moths.   moths.                    I II     Ribbit!       Ribbit!               42 Tempo primo        Ribbit!                             Toad,toad   Toad,toad               -        I II 45      Thereintheroad      Thereintheroad                                 Burdenedbyyourloadof         Burdenedbyyourloadof                 warts.   warts.                        6

                            I II 48       Eyeswideandwatery.       Eyeswideandwatery.                                               Coldbloodedreptile.      Coldbloodedreptile.                                                     I II 51                      Nobloodyarteriesor         Nobloodyarteriesor                                                  veins.   veins.                   I II   Spots,spots   Spots,spots                      54          Brown,greenandbeigeBalanced       Brown,greenandbeige                                camouflageBeneaththehedgeOr        BeneaththehedgeOr                                7

        I II 57     lilypad.      lilypad.                    EarsAbsent,     EarsAbsent,                    Hearing     stonecolddeaf                         I II 60       nothingRightorleftOr       nothingRightorleftOr                  rit. rit.     cars                   61                                     I II 63      cars                                                 cars     cars                8

        I II 66    cars     cars                             cars     cars                   cars     cars                                    I II 69    Splat!    Splat!                  Imagine      Imagine                               that.dumdumdumdumdumdum         that.dumdum                             sub.  sub.             I II 72             dumdumdumdumdumdumdumdum                 dumdumdumdumdumdumdumdum                                            dumThe       dumThe                   end.    end.           9