Frog Went A Courtin'

Cat. #0159 (MFH #179) - As sung by Odis Bird, Marshall, Arkansas on August 6, 1958

VERSE 1
Froggy went a courtin' and he did ride
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And took miss Mousey by his side
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Kimo-karo-captain-karo
Bombineeshee-kimo
Shim-a-nicki-bombinicki
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VERSE 2
Where will th weddin' supper be
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Way down yonder in a hollow tree
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(Repeat as in first verse)

VERSE 3
What will th weddin' supper be
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Two big beans and a black eyed pea
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(Repeat as in first verse)

VERSE 4
First came in was a bumble bee
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Stretched his fiddle across't his knee
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(Repeat as above)

VERSE 5
Next came in was a hoppin' flea
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And he danced a jig beside of me
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(Repeat as above)

VERSE 6
Next came in was a big black snake
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For to stir that wedding cake
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(Repeat as above)

VERSE 7
Next came in was Mr. Tick
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He eat so much it made him sick
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(Repeat as above)

VERSE 8
Next came in was Doctor Fly
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And he swore, by-god, that tick would die
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(Repeat as above)

VARIANTS:
0085 Froggy Went A Courting
0842 Uncle Rat
1321 Kemo-Kimo-Karo
1324 Frog Went A Courtin'

OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: I-108 The Frogs Courtship
Belden: p. 494 The Frogs Courtship
Brown: III-120 The Frogs Courtship

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