Froggie Went A-Courtin' - Doc Watson

A frog went a-courtin' and he did ride, M-hm, M-hm

A frog went a-courtin' and he did ride

Sword and pistol by his side, M-hm, M-hm

He rode up to Miss Mousie’s door, M-hm, M-hm

He rode up to Miss Mousie’s door

Where he’d often been before, M-hm, M-hm

He said, «Miss Mouse, are you within?»

M-hm, M-hm

He said, «Miss Mouse, are you within?»

«Yes, kind sir, I sit and spin.»

M-hm, M-hm

He took Miss Mouse upon his knee, M-hm, M-hm

He took Miss Mouse upon his knee

Said «Miss Mouse, will you marry me?»

M-hm, M-hm

«Without my Uncle Rat’s consent, M-hm, M-hm

Without my Uncle Rat’s consent

I wouldn’t marry the President.»

M-hm, M-hm

Uncle Rat, he laughed and shook his fat sides, M-hm, M-hm

Uncle Rat, he laughed and shook his fat sides

To think his niece would be a bride, M-hm, M-hm

Then Uncle Rat rode off to town, M-hm, M-hm

Then Uncle Rat rode off to town

To buy his niece a wedding gown, M-hm, M-hm

«Oh, where will the wedding supper be?»

M-hm, M-hm

«Oh where will the wedding supper be?»

«Way down yonder in the hollow tree.»

M-hm, M-hm

The first to come was the little white moth, M-hm, M-hm

The first to come was the little white moth

She spread out the tablecloth, M-hm, M-hm

The next to come was the bumblebee, M-hm, M-hm

The next to come was the bumblebee

Played the fiddle upon his knee, M-hm, M-hm

The next to come was a little flea, M-hm, M-hm

The next to come was a little flea

Danced a jig with the bumblebee, M-hm, M-hm

The next to come was Missus Cow, M-hm, M-hm

The next to come was Missus Cow

Tried to dance but didn’t know how, M-hm, M-hm

Now Mister Frog was dressed in green, M-hm, M-hm

Now Mister Frog was dressed in green

Sweet Miss Mouse looked like a queen, M-hm, M-hm

In slowly walked the Parson Rook, M-hm, M-hm

In slowly walked the Parson Rook

Under his arm he carried a book, M-hm, M-hm

They all gathered round the lucky pair, M-hm, M-hm

They all gathered round the lucky pair

Singing, dancing everywhere, M-hm, M-hm

Then Frog and Mouse went off to France, M-hm, M-hm

Then Frog and Mouse went off to France

That’s the end of my romance, M-hm, M-hm