Barney's Sleepytime Songs
The song "A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go" is included on the casette Barney's Sleepytime Songs. It states: "Music and Lyrics: Traditional Arrangement by David Bernard Wolf." This version is different from the others that I have included on the page about A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go. The chorus is also different from that in The Funny Froggy Bubble Book and that in Randolph Caldecott's book. The tune is also different from the one I remember as a child, although Barney's tune is also familiar to me. In addition, the frog doesn't get eaten by the duck in the end. Read the text below to see what does happen!
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
A frog he would a-wooing go,
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A frog he would a-wooing go,
Whether his mother would let him or no,
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He rode right to Miss Mousie's den,
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He rode right to Miss Mousie's den,
Said he, "Miss Mousie, are you within?",
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He said, "My dear, I've come to see",
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He said, "My dear, I've come to see,
If you, Miss Mousie, will marry me?"
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So Uncle Rat he rode to town,
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So Uncle Rat he rode to town,
And bought his niece a wedding gown,
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The first to come was bumblebee,
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The first to come was bumblebee,
He strung his fiddle over his knee,
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The next to come was big tom cat,
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The next to come was big tom cat,
He chased Miss Mousie and Uncle Rat,
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The next to come was big black snake,
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The next to come was big black snake,
And on his head was a wedding cake,
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The frog and mouse they went to France,
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The frog and mouse they went to France,
And this is the story of their romance,
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