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Wildlife in the nursery

Froggy would a wooing go



Story behind the piece:
Sung by David W Solomons arranged by Lorin Swelk and various wildlife


A frog he would a wooing go, mm mm, mm mm,
A frog he would a wooing go,
Whether his mother would let him or no, mm mm, mm mm.

He rode right to Miss Mousie's den, mm mm, mm mm,
He rode right to Miss Mousie's den,
Said he, "Miss Mousie are you within?" mm mm, mm mm.

Oh yes, Sir Frog, I sit and spin, mm mm, mm mm,
Oh yes, Sir Frog, I sit and spin,
So open the door and walk right in, mm mm, mm mm.

He said, "Miss Mousie I've come to see," mm mm, mm mm,
He said, "Miss Mousie I've come to see,
If you, Miss Mousie, will marry me?" mm mm, mm mm.

"I don't know what to say to that, mm mm, mm mm,
I don't know what to say to that,
'Til I can see my Uncle Rat" mm mm, mm mm.

When Uncle Rat came riding home, mm mm, mm mm,
When Uncle Rat came riding home,
Said he, "Who's been here since I've been gone?" mm mm, mm mm.

"A fine young gentleman has been here" mm mm, mm mm,
"A fine young gentleman has been here,
Who wants to marry me, that is clear" mm mm, mm mm.

So Uncle Rat, he rode to town, mm mm, mm mm,
So Uncle Rat, he rode to town,
And bought his niece a wedding gown, mm mm, mm mm.

"Where shall our wedding supper be" mm mm, mm mm,
"Where shall our wedding supper be?"
"Down in the trunk of the hollow tree." mm mm, mm mm.

The first to come was the Bumble Bee, mm mm, mm mm,
The first to come was the Bumble Bee,
He strung his fiddle over his knee, mm mm, mm mm.

The next to come was a Crawley Bug, mm mm, mm mm,
The next to come was a Crawley bug,
He broke the bottle and smashed the jug, mm mm, mm mm.

The next to come was the Captain Flea, mm mm, mm mm,
The next to come was the Captain Flea,
He danced a jig with the Bumble Bee, mm mm, mm mm.

The Frog and Mouse, they went to France, mm mm, mm mm,
The Frog and Mouse, they went to France,
And this is the end of my romance, mm mm, mm mm