tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post5750908565407267156..comments2024-01-08T19:55:32.324-05:00Comments on Forgotten Bookmarks: FrailMichael Popekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083697912791290450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-89859561959953426562010-06-16T10:12:03.009-04:002010-06-16T10:12:03.009-04:00I had a Burl Ives kids record, and he sang a versi...I had a Burl Ives kids record, and he sang a version of this poem (<i>Froggie Went A-Courting</i> is how I'm remembering it...)Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-21858841066704587182009-07-26T00:58:54.484-04:002009-07-26T00:58:54.484-04:00A Frog He Would A-wooing Go
Children's Song
A...A Frog He Would A-wooing Go<br />Children's Song<br /><br />A frog he would a-wooing go,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />A frog he would a-wooing go,<br />Whether his mother would let him or no.<br />With a rowley, powley*, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />So off he set with his opera hat,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />So off he set with his opera hat,<br />And on the road he met with a rat,<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me?<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me,<br />Kind Mrs. Mousey for to see…<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />They came to the door of Mousey's hall,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />Pray, Mrs. Mouse are you within?<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />Oh yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />Pray, Mrs. Mouse will you give us some beer?<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />Pray, Mr. Frog will you give us a song?<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />Let it be something that's not very long.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />Indeed, Mrs. Mouse, replied Mr. Frog,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />Since you have a cold, Mr. Frog, Mousey said,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />I'll sing you a song that I've just made.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />But while they were all a-merry-making<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />A cat and her kittens came tumbling in.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />The cat she seized the rat by the crown,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley,<br />The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley.<br />He took up his hat and he wished them goodnight.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley.<br />A lily white duck came and gobbled him up.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.<br /><br />So there was the end of one, two, three,<br />Heigh ho! says Rowley.<br />The rat, the mouse, and the little froggy.<br />With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,<br />Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.Arixulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563888397806970968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-89598637218118920212009-07-14T15:11:42.289-04:002009-07-14T15:11:42.289-04:00Looks like it might be an illustration to the folk...Looks like it might be an illustration to the folk song "A frog would a-wooing go" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Went_A-Courting) =) Don't know where from though. It's not Caldecott's old version.Cookienoreply@blogger.com