Froggy Went a-Courtin’

[Intro] 
C F C G7 C [Verse 1] C F C Mister Frog went a-courtin, and he did ride, uh-hum G7 A sword and buckler by his side, uh-hum C He bridled and saddled a big fat snail F And rode it 'tween the horns and tail, C G7 C uh-hum, uh-huh, uh-hum. [Verse 2] C               F He rode up to Miss Mousie's door, C uh-hum He'd been there many times before. G7 uh-hum C He called "Miss Mouse, are you within?" F "Yes sir, I'm sitting down to spin." C G7 C uh-hum uh-hum uh-hum [Verse 3] C F He took Miss Mouse up-on his knee C uh-hum And asked "My Dear, will you marry me?" G7 uh-hum F Yes I will take good care of you F We'll live together in an apple tree C G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 4] C F C "I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat, uh-hum G7 To see what he will say to that." uh-hum C "With-out my Uncle Rat's consent F
I would not marry the President." C       G7      C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 5] C F F I hope your Uncle Rat agrees uh-hum C For then I would be very pleased uh-hum C Frog jumped on his snail and rode away. F He vowed to come another day. C       G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 6] C F Now Uncle Rat, when he came home C uh-hum Asked "Who's been here since I was gone?" G7 uh-hum C
"A very fine frog's been calling here F And asked for me to be his dear." C       G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 7] C F Now Uncle Rat laughed, he shook his sides C uh-hum To think his niece would be a bride. G7 uh-hum C So Uncle Rat rode into town F                              
To buy Miss Mouse a wedding gown. C       G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 8] C F Say, where will the wedding supper be? C uh-hum Just down by the river in a hollow tree. G7 uh-hum C Say, what will the wedding supper be? F One green bean and a black-eyed pea. C       G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 9] C F Please tell us how Miss Mousie dressed? C uh-hum In a cobweb veil and her Sunday best. G7 uh-hum C And what did Mister Froggie wear? F Sky-blue pants and a doublet fair. C       G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 10] C F First guest to call was the Bumble Bee, C uh-hum He played a fiddle tune on his knee. G7 uh-hum C The next to come were the Duck and Drake, F Who ate every crumb of the wedding cake. C       G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 11] C F                  C
Now in came the band the Very Fine Flees uh-hum G7 To play some songs and all where pleased uh-hum C It realy was a very good chance F So up they jumped to sing and dance C       G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum [Verse 12] C F C I thank you all for listening to this song G7 I hope it was not all that very long C For now it's time for it to end F I hope you'll all come back again C G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum (Alternative v12) [Verse 12] C                 F                 C I thank you all for listening to this song G7 I hope it was not all that very long C For now it's time for me to go F I hope you all did like the show C G7 C uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum