My life is in the toilet

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Frogs are found everywhere, from the rainforests to the deserts. They seek out water and moist places wherever they can.

Around houses, frogs can find their own place to live because we use water every day. Around leaky taps, under pot plants, and in our swimming pool are great places to look for frogs.

Another place is in the toilet! (Especially if you have an outdoor toilet). At the ARC, we have set up a special toilet for some of our green tree frogs to live in - and Lydia has even written a song about this behaviour.

The song: My Life Is In The Toilet

My life is in the toilet but it didn't start like that
I started as a tiny egg in a wetland habitat

When I hatched I was a tadpole and didn't know what to do
So I swam and ate and soon found out I loved to eat my poo

I grew some legs, my arms popped out, my tail shrunk away.
My skin went green I was a FROG, and I know that's okay!

I need to have clean water and unpolluted land
My life is in the toilet, please lend a helping hand

Some people came and drained my pond and rubbished everywhere
I was here first this is my home but people just don't care

I hopped away to find a home, clean water and frog food
I found this stinky toilet where you people have all pooed

The flies come in to whiff the smell and give me a nice meal
I'd rather have my habitat which people came to steal!

I need to have clean water and unpolluted land
My life is in the toilet, please lend a helping hand

My life is in the toilet and my eggs got flushed again
You people hog clean water and just wash it down the drain

I don't know why you need to use clean water to flush poo
I'm just a frog too dumb to understand what people do

The life I had so long ago is almost all forgotten
I wake up every morning now to smell the farmer's bottom!

I need to have clean water and unpolluted land
My life is in the toilet, please lend a helping hand

Download the song

If you would like to print out and keep a copy of this song, you can download a version designed for that very purpose.

• Print your own copy of My Life Is In The Toilet (pdf format, 11kb)