|
FROG WENT A-COURTING (THE FROG'S COURTSHIP) Sung by: Almeda Riddle Recorded in Miller, AR, 6/25/53 Click here to listen to the original recording Arop strop by Mr. Gamble, Had a sword and a pistol, too, at his side, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. Chorus: Hemo himo, kemo kimo Deroddy roddy ray, Arop strop penny winkle flannel doodle yaller bug. Arop strop by Mister (Gamble). (Evidently the tape recorder shut off for a few moments after "Mister" and came in at "house" in the following line. The inserted words are drawn from Bess Wolf's transcription.) (He rode right up to Miss Mousie's) house, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. Said, "Please won't you marry me, Miss Mouse?" Arop strop by Mister Gamble. She said, "Oh, I can't tell you that, Unless you'll ask my Uncle Rat." Arop strop by Mister Gamble. (Chorus) Uncle Rat gave his consent, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. The weasel wrote the publishment, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. (Chorus) Where will the wedding be? Arop strop by Mister Gamble. And away down yonder in a holler tree, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. Who will the waiters be? A pink-eyed gnat, a black-eyed flea, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. (Chorus) What will their supper be? Arop strop by Mister Gamble. Well, buttercups and a dewdrop tea, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. (Chorus) Well, the first come in was a little white moth, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. And she spread her wings for a tablecloth, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. The next come in was a big black gnat, And he sat down on Uncle Rat, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. (Chorus) Then the frog come a-swimming across the lake, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. And he got swallowed by a big black snake, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. (Chorus) Well, I think the crowd is tired of my song, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. And I'll take my fiddle and I'll amble along, Arop strop by Mister Gamble. (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." |
|
All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |