A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go

 

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A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go

 

A Frog he would a wooing go,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

A Frog he would a-wooing go,

Whether this mother would let him or no,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
...

He saddled and bridled a great black snail,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

He saddled and bridled a great black snail,

And rode between the horns and the tail,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
...

So off he set with his opera hat,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

So off he set with his opera hat,

And on the way he met with a rat,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
...

They rode till they came to Mousey Hall,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

They rode till they came to Mousey Hall,

And there they both did knock and call,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.

 

"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"

"Oh yes, sir, here I sit and spin."

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
...

Then Mrs. Mouse she did come down,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

Then Mrs. Mouse she did come down,

All smartly dressed in a russet gown,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
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"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, can you give us some beer,"

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, can you give us some beer,

That froggy and I may have good cheer?"

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
...

She had not been sitting long to spin,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

She had not been sitting long to spin,

When the cat and the kittens came tumbling in,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.

 

The cat she seized Master Rat by the crown,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

The cat she seized Master Rat by the crown,

The kitten she pulled Miss Mousey down,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
...

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

He took up his hat and he wished them "Good night!"

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
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And as he was passing over the brook,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

And as he was passing over the brook,

A lily white duck came and gobbled him up,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.
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So there's an end of one, two, and three,

Heigh-ho, says Roley,

So there's an end of one, two, and three,

The Rat, the Mouse, and little Froggy,

With a Roley, Poley, Gammon and Spinach,

Heigh-ho says Anthony Roley.

 

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