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Thread #37522   Message #1277730
Posted By: Joe_F
21-Sep-04 - 06:30 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Froggy Went A-Courtin'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Froggy Went A-Courtin'
There are two versions in _Rise Up Singing_ -- one under "Froggie Went a-Courtin'", which finishes them off with a cat *and* a snake, and a modern one by Leslie Haworth under "Here's to Cheshire, Here's to Cheese", with a jolly chorus that contrasts ever more poignantly with the turn of events. It ends

Well, this is the end of him and her
Ding dang dong go the wedding bells
Won't be no tadpoles covered in fur
Ding dang dong go the wedding bells

Here's to Cheshire, here's to cheese
Here's to the pears and the apple trees
And here's to the lovely strawberries
Ding dang dong go the wedding bells

Pete Seeger sang that one, and I like it a lot.