A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go (1807?)
Composer credited as C. E. H. Esq (Charles Edward Horn)
Arranged by T. Cooke.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Ross Boyle:
Lyrics
- A frog he would a-wooing go
Heigh ho said Rowly
A frog he would a-wooing go
Whether his Mother would let him or no
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - Off he set with his Opera Hat
Heigh ho said Rowly
Off he set with his Opera Hat
On the road he met with a Rat
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - They soon arriv’d at the Mouses Hall
Heigh ho said Rowly
They soon arriv’d at the Mouses Hall
They gave a loud tap & they gave a loud call
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - Pray Mrs. Mouse are you within?
Heigh ho said Rowly
Pray Mrs. Mouse are you within?
Yes, kind Sirs, I’m sitting to spin
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - Come Mrs. Mouse now give us some beer
Heigh ho said Rowly
Come Mrs. Mouse now give us some beer
That Froggy and I may have some cheer
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - Pray Mr. Frog, will you give us a song
Heigh ho said Rowly
Pray Mr. Frog, will you give us a song
Let the subject be something that’s not very long
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - Indeed Mrs. Mouse replied the Frog
Heigh ho said Rowly
Indeed Mrs. Mouse replied the Frog
A cold has made me as hoarse as a hog
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - Since you have cought cold Mr. Frog Mousy said
Heigh ho said Rowly
Since you have cought cold Mr. Frog Mousy said
I’ll sing you a song that I have just made
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - As they were in glee and a merry making
Heigh ho said Rowly
As they were in glee and a merry making
A Cat and her Kittens came tumbling in
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - The Cat she seized the Rat by the crown
Heigh ho said Rowly
The Cat she seized the Rat by the crown
The Kittens they pull’d the little Mouse down
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright
Heigh ho said Rowly
This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright
He took up his Hat & he wish’d them good night
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - As Froggy was crossing it over a brook
Heigh ho said Rowly
As Froggy was crossing it over a brook
A lilly white Duck came and gobbled him up
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly - So, here is an end to one two and three
Heigh ho said Rowly
So, here is an end to one two and three
The Rat, the Mouse, and little Froggy
With a Rowly Powly Gammon and Spinage
O heigh said Anthony Rowly
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: