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FROGGY WENT A-COURTING, No. 1 (THE FROG'S COURTSHIP) Sung by: Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Ash Recorded in Evening Shade, AR 6/30/59 Click here to listen to the original recording Froggy went a-courting and he did ride With a sword and a pistol by his side, uh huh. He rode 'til he came to Miss Mouse's den, uh huh. He rode 'til he came to Miss Mouse's den, And he said, "Miss Mouse, are you within?" uh huh. "Oh, yes sir, here I sit and spin." Uh huh. "Oh, yes sir, here I sit and spin With my big long tail and my peaked chin," uh huh. So he took Miss Mousey on his knee, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. So he took Miss Mousey on his knee, And he said, "Miss Mouse, will you marry me," uh huh. "Oh, not without Uncle Rat's consent," uh huh. "Oh, not without Uncle Rat's consent, Oh, I wouldn't marry the President," uh huh. So Uncle Rat came riding home, uh huh. So Uncle Rat came riding home, Saying, "Who's been here since I've been gone?" uh huh. "Oh, a nice young man, he has been here," uh huh. "Oh, a nice young man, he has been here, And he wanted me to be his dear," uh huh. So Uncle Rat gave his consent, uh huh. So Uncle Rat gave his consent, And they were married, and away they went, uh huh. Where shall the wedding supper be? uh huh. Oh, where shall the wedding supper be? Away down yonder in a hollow tree, uh huh. Oh, what shall the wedding supper be? uh huh. Oh, what shall the wedding supper be? A slice of bread and a cup of tea, uh huh. The first that came was Madame Flea, uh huh. The first that came was Madame Flea, And she danced a jig with a bumblebee, uh huh. The next that came was Major Tick, uh huh. The next that came was Major Tick, And the old boy ate so much that it made him sick, uh huh. They had to send for Old Doc Fly, uh huh. They had to send for Old Doc Fly, And the doctor thought Tick's gonna die, uh huh. The spoon and bowl are on the shelf, uh huh. The spoon and bowl are on the shelf, And if you want any more you can sing her yourself, uh huh. (Dr. Wolf: "Ho, ho! That's good.") 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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