Pete Seeger — Frog Went a-Courting

Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride Uh-huh, uh-huh Froggie went a courtin' and he did ride Sword and pistol by his side Uh-huh, uh-huh Well he rode down to Miss Mousey's door Uh-huh, uh-huh He rode down to Miss Mousey's door Where he'd often been before Uh-huh, uh-huh He took Miss Mousey on his knee Uh-huh, uh-huh He took Miss Mousey on his knee Said Miss Mousey, will you marry me? Uh-huh, uh-huh I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat Uh-huh, uh-huh I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat See what he do say to that Uh-huh, uh-huh Without my Uncle Rat's consent Uh-huh, uh Without my Uncle Rat's consent I would not marry the president Uh-huh, uh-huh Well Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides Uh-huh, uh-huh Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides To think his niece would be a bride Uh-huh, uh-huh Well Uncle Rat rode off to town Uh-huh, uh-huh Uncle Rat rode off to town To buy his niece a wedding gown Uh-huh, uh-huh Where will the wedding supper be? Uh-huh, uh-huh Where will the wedding supper be? Way down yonder in a hollow tree Uh-huh, uh-huh And what will the wedding supper be? Uh-huh, uh-huh What will the wedding supper be? A fired mosquito and a roasted flea Uh-huh, uh-huh Well first come in were two little ants Uh-huh, uh-huh First come in were two little ants Fixing around, will you have a dance Uh-huh, uh-huh And next come in was a bumblebee Uh-huh, uh-huh Next come in was a bumblebee Balancing a fiddle on his knee Uh-huh, uh-huh And next come in was a big tom cat Uh-huh, uh-huh And next come in was a big tom cat He swallowed the frog and the mouse and the rat Uh-huh, uh-huh And last come in was a big old snake Uh-huh, uh-huh Next come in was a big old snake He chased the party into the lake Uh-huh, uh-huh