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A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans.
The Complete Collection of Pictures & Songs, 500 pages, 37.4×28.6cm, pp. 343-368.
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1887 (1883).
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Introduction
This nursery rhyme from the early seventeenth century tells of the story of Mr. Frog who goes to court Miss Mousey in the company of Rat, though against his mother’s warning. Caldecott personifies all the animals except the Duck, and the events of the tale are followed by a human family who witness the tragic end of the frog gobbled by the duck, and the events of the tale are followed by a human family that witnesses the tragic and of the frog gobbledup by the duck.
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A Frog He Would A- Wooing Go.
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(♪) A Frog he would a-wooing go, Heigho, says ROWLEY! Whether his Mother would let him or no. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
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(♪) So off he set with his opera-hat, Heigho, says ROWLEY! And on his way he met with a Rat. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
“Pray, Mr. Rat, will you go with me,” Heigho, says ROWLEY! “Pretty Miss Mousey for to see?” With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
“Pray, Mr. Rat, will you go with me,” Heigho, says ROWLEY! “Pretty Miss Mousey for to see?” With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
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(♪) Now they soon arrived at Mousey’s Hall, Heigho, says ROWLEY! And gave a loud knock, and gave a loud call. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
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(♪) “Pray, Miss Mousey, are you within?” Heigho, says ROWLEY! “Oh, yes, kind Sirs, I’m sitting to spin.” With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
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(♪) “Pray, Miss Mouse, will you give us some beer?” Heigho, says ROWLEY! “For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.”
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(♪) With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, (♪) Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
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“Pray, Mr. Frog, will you give us a song?” Heigho, says ROWLEY! “But let it be something that’s not very long.” With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY! (♪)
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“Indeed, Miss Mouse,” replied Mr Frog, Heigho, says ROWLEY! “A cold has made me as hoarse as a Hog.” With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
(♪) “Since you have caught cold,” Miss Mousey said, Heigho, says ROWLEY! “I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.” With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
(♪) “Since you have caught cold,” Miss Mousey said, Heigho, says ROWLEY! “I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.” With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
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But while they were all thus a merry-making, Heigho, says ROWLEY! A Cat and her Kittens came tumbling in. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY! (♪)
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(♪) The Cat she seized the Rat by the crown; Heigho, says ROWLEY! The Kittens they pulled the little Mouse down. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
(♪) This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright; Heigho, says ROWLEY! He took up his hat, and he wished them good night. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
(♪) This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright; Heigho, says ROWLEY! He took up his hat, and he wished them good night. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY!
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(♪) But as Froggy was crossing a silvery brook, Heigho, says ROWLEY! A lily-white Duck came and gobbled him up. With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY! (♪)
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So there was an end of one, two, and three, Heigho, says ROWLEY! The Rat, the Mouse, and the little Frog-gee! With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says ANTHONY ROWLEY! (♪)
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