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FROG WENT A-COURTING (THE FROG’S COURTSHIP) Sung by: Mrs. W.B. Apple Recorded in Huff, AR 9/5/61 Click here to listen to the original recording Old Mister Froggy went a-courting, Hung his pistol by his side, uh huh. Rode up to Little Mousie’s door, uh huh. Rode up to Little Mousie’s door, Just like he had done before, uh huh. He got out and he went in, uh huh. He got out, he went in, See little Mousie card and spin, uh huh. Took little Mousie upon his knee, uh huh. Took little Mousie upon his knee, Asked her, “Will you marry me?”, uh huh. “Have to get leave from old Uncle Rat,” uh huh. “Have to get leave from old Uncle Rat,” He laughed ‘til he chuckled his big fat sides, uh huh. Where will the wedding supper be, uh huh? Where will the wedding supper be? Way down yonder in a hollow tree, uh huh. What will the wedding supper be, uh huh? What will the wedding supper be? Two black beans and a black-eyed pea, uh huh. First come in was a little white moth, uh huh. First come in was a little white moth. She spread on a tablecloth, uh huh. The next came in was a big black snake, uh huh. The next came in was a big black snake. On his back he had a cake, uh huh. The next came in was a bumblebee, uh huh. The next come in was a bumblebee, Tuned his fiddle upon his knee, uh huh. Bread and honey setting on the shelf, uh huh. Bread and honey setting on the shelf, You want it anymore, you can sing it yourself, uh huh. Also found in Randolph, Vol. I, #108, “The Frog’s Courtship”; Brown, Vol. III, #120, “The Frog’s Courtship”; Belden, p. 494, “The Frog’s Courtship.” |
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