FrogWenta-courtin_FeodoreRojankovsky_sqs Missing Scans: 00,08,09,index -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------Frog Went A 'Courtin' by John LangstaffIllustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.[CENSORED]ren's Literature A family favorite when I was growing up was Langstaff's Frog Went A-Courtin'.This 400-year-old Scotch ballad, which garnered a Caldecott for illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky,seems as absurd and appealing as ever, with its swashbuckling frog hero, maidenly mouse,and nuptials in a meadow rich with rollicking friends, including a banjo-playing bee and a jigging flea. -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------Text:Frog Went a Courtin'Frog went a' courtin' he did ride, hmm (2x) Frog went a' courtin he did ride Sword and his pistol by his side, hmmRode right up to Miss Mouse's door, hmm (2x) He rode right up to Miss Mouse's door Gave three raps and a very loud roar, hmmSaid he, "Miss Mouse are you within?"... ..."Yes kind sir I sit and spin"He took Miss Moussie on his knee... Said, "Miss Mouse will you marry me?""Without my Uncle Rat's consent..." "I wouldn't marry the president"Uncle Rat he laughed and shook his fat sides... To think his niece would be a brideUncle Rat went a runnin' down to town... To buy his niece a wedding gownWhere shall the wedding supper be... Way down yonder in a hollow treeWhat shall the wedding supper be... A fried mosquito and a black eyed peaFirst to come in was a flying moth... She laid out the table clothNext to come in, a juney bug... A caryin' a water jugNext to come in was a bumberly bee Set his fiddle on his kneeNext to come in was a broken-backed flea A dancin' a jig with the bumberly beeNext to come in was Mrs. Cow Tried to dance but didn't know howNext to come in was a little black tick He ate so much it made him sickNext to come in was Dr. Fly Said Mr. Tick would surely dieNext to come was a big black snake He ate up all the wedding cakeNext to come in was an old grey cat She swallowed the rat and ate up the ratMr. Frog went a jumpin' over the brook A lily white duck came and swallowed him upLittle piece of corn bread lying on the shelf If want any more you can sing it yourself-------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
