FROG WENT A-COURTING
(THE FROG'S COURTSHIP)
Sung by: Unknown

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Frog went a-courting and he did ride,
Um hm.
Frog went a-courting; he did ride,
A sword and pistol by his side,
Um hm.
. . . rigbo, captain karo,
Bon a mishi ky-mo.
Bon a micka, son a micka, ladda polla rig,
Dum ladda polla rig dom a ky-mo.

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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