[Intro: Garage-rock male lead, raw howl over fuzzed-out guitars] Tripp trapp, tripp trapp C'mon, troll, c'mon [Verse 1: Garage-rock male lead, pounding garage drums and cheap combo organ] Little brother hit the bridge on Monday, tripp trapp on the wood And a voice came up from under like a gutter in the neighborhood "Who's that walkin' on my bridge, who's trippin' on my span?" And the troll comes out the water with a ledger in his hand Little brother says, "Don't eat me, mister, I'm a scrawny little snack Wait for my brother, he's much bigger," and he never once looked back And the troll licks his pencil, writes it down, he thinks he's smart Thinks he's makin' him a bargain, never notices the start [Verse 2: Garage-rock male lead, fuzz thicker, handclaps] Middle brother hits the bridge on Wednesday, tripp trapp, twice as loud And the troll comes up a-grinnin', and he's standin' kinda proud "Who's that walkin' on my bridge?" "Hey, I'm the middle one Wait for my brother, he's much bigger," and the middle one is gone Now the troll's countin' dinner, he's countin' it out on his claws He's been taxin' every goat in the valley, he ain't seen a flaw But my brothers both were smilin', and a troll can't read a face They weren't sellin' him a deal, hey, they were tellin' him his place [Hook: Garage-rock male lead, full band, fuzz roaring] You want a toll? I'll take a toll I'll take a toll on you, troll, and I'll take it whole Little ones said "wait for the big one," and you grinned and wrote it down That was never a bargain, troll, that was a warnin' from the town [Verse 3: Garage-rock male lead, hoofbeats on planks, the drums become heavy hoofbeats on wooden planks, louder every bar] Saturday the whole bridge starts to bend under my feet Tripp trapp, tripp trapp, every plank is poppin' off the beat I been eatin' thistles all spring and I sharpened up my horns On the barn door every evenin' till the barn door looked like thorns "Who's that walkin' on my bridge?" he says, a little smaller now And I tell him, "Hey, it's me, the brother, take a good look how" And I lower both my horns and I give 'em one good roll And the troll goes in the river, and the river takes its toll [Final Hook: Garage-rock male lead, full band, fuzz roaring, hoofbeats pounding] You want a toll? I'll take a toll I'll take a toll on you, troll, and I'll take it whole Little ones said "wait for the big one," and you grinned and wrote it down That was never a bargain, troll, that was a warnin' from the town [Outro: Garage-rock male lead, raw howl] Tripp trapp, tripp trapp Bridge is free, c'mon [End]
