A frog went a-courtin'

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

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

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

A sword and pistol by his side,

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Uh-huh, uh-huh,

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

He rode up to Miss Mousie's door,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

He rode up to Miss Mousie's door,

Where he had often been before,

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“O, Mistress Mouse are you within?”

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

“O, Mistress Mouse are you within?”

“I just sat down to weave and spin.”

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He took Miss Mousie on his knee,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

He took Miss Mousie on his knee,

He said, “Miss Mouse, will you marry me?”

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“Without my Uncle Rat's consent,”

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

“Without my Uncle Rat's consent,

I would not marry the President.”

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Uncle Rat laughed till he bust his side,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Uncle Rat laughed till he bust his side,

To think his niece would be a bride.

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The first guest there was a bumble bee,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

The first guest there was a bumble bee;

He played a fiddle upon his knee,

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The next to come in were two little ants,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

The next to come in were two little ants,

Fixing 'round to have a dance,

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The owl did hoot, the birds they sang,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

[he owl did hoot, the birds they sang;

And through the woods the music rang,

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The next to come in was a big tomcat,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

The next to come in was a big tomcat;

He swallowed the frog and the mouse and the rat,

Oh no!

No, that didn't really happen.

There was no cat.

Here's a better ending:

Then Frog and Mouse went off to France,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Then Frog and Mouse went off to France,

And that's the end of my romance,

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Frog's saddle and bridle are on the shelf,

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Frog's saddle and bridle are on the shelf,

If you want any more, you can sing it yourself,

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Sing it yourself!