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FROG WENT COURTING (THE FROG'S COURTSHIP) Sung by: W.T. Jernigan Recorded in Batesville, AR 7/12/59 Click here to listen to the original recording Tum-a-rig tum buddy med-a-cai-mo. With a sword and pistol by his side. Tum-a-rig tum buddy med-a-cai-mo. Chorus: Cai-man-air-o, gar-o-gelt-o cai-mo, Tum-a strim stram pom-a-niddle Little bubby digs dumma-rig Tum buddy med-a-cai-mo. He rode up to Miss Mousey's hall, um hm. He rode up to Miss Mousey's hall, He loudly rapped, and he loudly called, um hm. Miss Mouse came out and said come in, Tum a rig tum buddy med-a-cai-mo. With a dimple in her chin, Tum a rig tum buddy med-a-cai-mo. (Chorus) 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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