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Thread #7056   Message #42094
Posted By: Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca
17-Oct-98 - 05:12 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Froggie Went a-Courtin + Crawdad Song
Subject: RE: Song Lyrics
There are different versions of the Froggie song. The one I grew up with was A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go, which is the version with Hi Ho says Raleigh! in it, although I have no idea whether this refers to the unfortunate Sir Walter.

I also like the American version where Miss Mousie tells Froggie, "You ain't no frog, you're a horny toad.":)

Is the Crawdad song the one about "You get a line, and I'll get a pole?" If so, how do you fish for crawdads (ie, crayfish, a kind of tiny, tasteless fresh water lobster) with a line and pole? Up here folks use traps.