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The Ant And The Grasshopper

from Inheritance by Troll 2

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The sun beat down on the side of the road
On an ant as he hauled his heavy load
Alone by himself in a world all his own
When a somewhat unusual sight caught his eye

A grasshopper sat beneath the old willow tree
Sawin’ on her fiddle and singin’ “in my dreams
I am dirty, broke, beautiful and free
But then she spotted the ant and she stopped and said hi

The ant paused for a moment and he shouldered his load
And he said to the grasshopper, "My friend don't you know
You gotta work hard everyday to prepare for the snow
And if you just sit here like this, you know you're gonna die"

And the grasshopper she just smiled and he said

Hi-ho-diddly aye oh
Hi-ho don't you know
We're all gonna die some day
So, why not enjoy it while you can

As the days passed by, it began to get cold
And each day the ant passed that same spot in the road
And he scolded the grasshopper who smiled but rolled
Her eyes and hoped that tomorrow the ant would just let her be

As the snow came down the ant patched up the hole
In the wall where someone had broken in during the night
And stolen a couple of things, but now it was cold
And there was no point spending any time thinking about the thief

In the outskirts of town in an old abandoned used car dealership
The grasshopper sang the blues
While she watched the blizzard unfold on Channel 7 news
From the safety of a comfy armchair on the ant's TV

And the grasshopper she just smiled and she said

Hi-ho-diddly aye oh
Hi-ho don't you know
We're all gonna die some day
So, why not enjoy it while you can

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from Inheritance, track released April 15, 2016

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Hello, we are Troll 2. We are a group of songwriters from Boston, MA. We play Folk music very loudly, and then someone falls down.

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