Lang. The Frog A-Wooing

From The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang, with illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke.

This is Roud 16: Froggy's Courting.

THERE WAS A FROG

There was a frog liv'd in a well,
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
There was a frog liv'd in a well,
Kitty alone, and I!
There was a frog liv'd in a well,
And a farce mouse in a mill;
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

This frog he would a-wooing ride,
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
This frog he would a-wooing ride,
And on a snail he got astride,
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hall,
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hall,
And there he did both knock and call;
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

Quoth he, "Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,"
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
Quoth he, "Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,
To see if thou canst fancy me;"
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

Quoth she, "Answer I'll give you none,"
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
Quoth she, "Answer I'll give you none,
Until my uncle Rat come home;"
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

And when her uncle Rat came home,
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
And when her uncle Rat came home,
"Who's been here since I've been gone?"
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

"Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman,"
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
"Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman,
That's been here since you've been gone;"
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

The frog he came whistling through the brook,
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
The frog he came whistling through the brook,
And there he met with a dainty duck,
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.

This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck,
Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck,
So there's an end of my history book.
Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
Kitty alone and I.


NOTES

farce = merry.