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courtin Burl Ives
[C]Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-huh.
Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-h[G7]uh.
[C]Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride,
A sword and buckler by his side, uh-huh, uh-[G7]huh, uh-huh.
[C]
He bridled and saddled a big fat snail, uh-huh, uh-huh.
[G7]
He bridled and saddled a big fat snail, uh-huh, uh-huh.
[C]
He bridled and saddled a big fat snail,
And rode it 'tween the horns and tail, uh-huh, uh-huh. uh-[G7]huh.
(all remaining verses same lines, rhythm and meter,
so duplication omitted)
[C]
He rode up to Miss Mousie's door,
[G7]
Where he had often been before.
[C]
He called "Miss Mouse, are you within?"
[G7]
"Yes sir, I'm sitting down to spin."
[C]
He took Miss Mouse upon his knee
[G7]
And asked "My Dear, will you marry me?"
[C]
"I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat,
[G7]
To see what he will say to that."
[C]
"Without my Uncle Rat's consent
[G7]
I wouldn't marry the President."
[C]
Frog jumped on his snail and rode away.
[G7]
He vowed to come another day.
[C]
Now Uncle Rat, when he came home
[G7]
Asked "Who's been here since I was gone?"
[C]
"A very fine frog's been calling here
[G7]
And asked for me to be his dear."
[C]
Uncle Rat, he laughed and shook his sides
[G7]
To think his niece would be a bride.
[C]
So Uncle Rat rode into town
[G7]
To buy Miss Mouse a wedding gown.
[C]
Say, where will the wedding supper be?
[G7]
Just down by the river in a hollow tree.
[C]
Say, what will the wedding supper be?
[G7]
One green bean and a black-eyed pea.
[C]
What else will the wedding supper be?
[G7]
A fried mosquito and a roasted flea.
[C]
Pray tell us how Miss Mousie dressed?
[G7]
In a cobweb veil and her Sunday best.
[C]And what did Mister Froggie wear?
[G7]
Sky-blue pants and a doublet fair.
SEE ALTERNATE ENDING AFTER VERSE 27
[C]
First guest to call was the Bumble Bee,
[G7]
And he played them a fiddle tune upon his knee.
[C]
The next to come were the Duck and Drake,
[G7]
Who ate every crumb of the wedding cake.
[C]
"Come Miss Mouse, may we have some beer,
[G7]
That your uncle and I may have some cheer?"
[C]"Pray, Mister Frog, will ye sing a song
[G7]
That's bright and cheery and shan't last long?"
[C]"Indeed, Miss Mouse," replied the Frog,
[G7]
"A cold has made me as hoarse as a hog."
[C]
"Since a cold in the head has laid you up,
[G7]
I'll sing you a song that I just made up."
[C]
The all sat down and started to chat,
[G7]
When in came the kittens and the cat.
[C]
The bride, in fright, runs up the wall,
[G7]
Turns her ankle and down she falls.
[C]
They all went sailing 'cross the lake
[G7]
And all got swallowed by a big black snake.
[C]
And the ones who escaped were one, two, three,
[G7]
The Frog, the Rat and Miss Mousie.
[C]
The Mouse and Frog went off to France,
[G7]
And that's the end of their romance.
[C]
There's bread and jam upon the shelf,
[G7]
If you want some, just help yourself.
ALTERNATE ENDING:
[C]First to come in were two little ants,
[G7]
Fixing around to have a dance.
[C]
Next to come in was a fat sassy lad,
[G7]
Thinking himself as big as his dad.
[C]
Thinks himself a man indeed
[G7]
Because he chews the tobacco weed.
[C]
And next to come in was a big tomcat,
[G7]
He swallowed the Frog, and the Mouse and the Rat.
[C]
Next to come in was a big old snake,
[G7]
He chased the party into the lake.
[C]
So that's the end of one, two, three,
[G7]
The Rat, the Frog, and Miss Mousie.
Enjoy!
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