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There are various versions. One version is this. It is not known who Anthony Rowley was. The purpose seems to be to satirize the rural Gentry . A Frog he would a wooing go, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, A Frog he would a-wooing go, Whether this mother would let him or no, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. He saddled and bridled a great black snail, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, He saddled and bridled a great black snail, And rode between the horns and the tail, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley. So off he set with his opera hat, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, So off he set with his opera hat, And on the way he met with a rat, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. They rode till they came to Mousey Hall, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, They rode till they came to Mousey Hall, And there they both did knock and call, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?" Heigh-ho, says Roley, "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?" "Oh yes, sir, here I sit and spin." With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. Then Mrs. Mouse she did come down, Heigh-ho, says Roley, Then Mrs. Mouse she did come down, All smartly dressed in a russet gown, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley. "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, can you give us some beer," Heigh-ho, says Rowley, "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, can you give us some beer, That froggy and I may have good cheer?" With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. She had not been sitting long to spin, Heigh-ho, says Roley, She had not been sitting long to spin, When the cat and the kittens came tumbling in, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley. The cat she seized Master Rat by the crown, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, The cat she seized Master Rat by the crown, The kitten she pulled Miss Mousey down, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright, He took up his hat and he wished them "Good night!" With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. And as he was passing over the brook, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, And as he was passing over the brook, A lily white duck came and gobbled him up, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. So there's an end of one, two, and three, Heigh-ho, says Rowley, So there's an end of one, two, and three, The Rat, the Mouse, and little Froggy, With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach, Heigh-ho says Anthony Rowley. The song is most popularly rendered as "Frog (or "Froggie") Went A-Courting". Folk singer Burl Ives performed perhaps the most well-known and kid-friendly version, in which Frog and Miss Mousie are Wed . Another version--a bit closer to the original--appears on Bob Dylan 's 1992 album ''Good as I Been To You''. The song ends with: "Little piece of Cornbread layin' on a shelf, uh-huh. (repeated 3X) If you want any more, you can sing it yourself, uh-huh." EXTERNAL LINK [http://bobdylan.com/songs/froggie.html The Dylan version] |
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