Courtin chords

[C]Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-huh.
Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-h[G7]uh.
[C]Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride,
A sword and buckler by his side, uh-huh, uh-[G7]huh, uh-huh.

[C]He bridled and saddled a big fat snail, uh-huh, uh-huh.
He bridled and saddled a big fat snail, uh-[G7]huh, uh-huh.
[C]He bridled and saddled a big fat snail,
And rode it 'tween the horns and tail, uh-huh, uh-huh. uh-[G7]huh.
(all remaining verses same lines, rhythm and meter,
so duplication omitted)

[C]He rode up to Miss Mousie's door,
W[G7]here he had often been before.

[C]He called "Miss Mouse, are you within?"
&[G7]quot;Yes sir, I'm sitting down to spin."

[C]He took Miss Mouse upon his knee
A[G7]nd asked "My Dear, will you marry me?"

[C]"I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat,
T[G7]o see what he will say to that."

[C]"Without my Uncle Rat's consent
I[G7] wouldn't marry the President."

[C]Frog jumped on his snail and rode away.
H[G7]e vowed to come another day.

[C]Now Uncle Rat, when he came home
A[G7]sked "Who's been here since I was gone?"

[C]"A very fine frog's been calling here
A[G7]nd asked for me to be his dear."

[C]Uncle Rat, he laughed and shook his sides
T[G7]o think his niece would be a bride.

[C]So Uncle Rat rode into town
T[G7]o buy Miss Mouse a wedding gown.

[C]Say, where will the wedding supper be?
J[G7]ust down by the river in a hollow tree.

[C]Say, what will the wedding supper be?
O[G7]ne green bean and a black-eyed pea.

[C]What else will the wedding supper be?
A[G7] fried mosquito and a roasted flea.

[C]Pray tell us how Miss Mousie dressed?
I[G7]n a cobweb veil and her Sunday best.

[C]And what did Mister Froggie wear?
S[G7]ky-blue pants and a doublet fair.

SEE ALTERNATE ENDING AFTER VERSE 27

[C]First guest to call was the Bumble Bee,
A[G7]nd he played them a fiddle tune upon his knee.

[C]The next to come were the Duck and Drake,
W[G7]ho ate every crumb of the wedding cake.

[C]"Come Miss Mouse, may we have some beer,
T[G7]hat your uncle and I may have some cheer?"

[C]"Pray, Mister Frog, will ye sing a song
T[G7]hat's bright and cheery and shan't last long?"

[C]"Indeed, Miss Mouse," replied the Frog,
&[G7]quot;A cold has made me as hoarse as a hog."

[C]"Since a cold in the head has laid you up,
I[G7]'ll sing you a song that I just made up."

[C]The all sat down and started to chat,
W[G7]hen in came the kittens and the cat.

[C]The bride, in fright, runs up the wall,
T[G7]urns her ankle and down she falls.

[C]They all went sailing 'cross the lake
[G7]

And all got swallowed by a big black snake.

[C]And the ones who escaped were one, two, three,
[G7]

The Frog, the Rat and Miss Mousie.

[C]The Mouse and Frog went off to France,
A[G7]nd that's the end of their romance.

[C]There's bread and jam upon the shelf,
I[G7]f you want some, just help yourself.

ALTERNATE ENDING:
[C]First to come in were two little ants,
F[G7]ixing around to have a dance.

[C]Next to come in was a fat sassy lad,
T[G7]hinking himself as big as his dad.
[C]Thinks himself a man indeed
B[G7]ecause he chews the tobacco weed.

[C]And next to come in was a big tomcat,
H[G7]e swallowed the Frog, and the Mouse and the Rat.

[C]Next to come in was a big old snake,
H[G7]e chased the party into the lake.

[C]So that's the end of one, two, three,
T[G7]he Rat, the Frog, and Miss Mousie.

Enjoy!