Jeri:

Froggy Went A-Courtin' is an allegory. The mouse represents Queen Elizabeth I and the frog her suitor of French descent. So is the Carrion Crow which represents Charles II (see recent thread on Cromwell for more history).

Our favorite allegory is Revolutionary Tea which portrays England as the "Island Queen" and "The Old Lady" while the colonies are referred to as "Her daughter who lives over the sea". We frequently do this song as part of a fifth grade American History program and we usually ask if anyone knows what an allegory is. Onece a fifth grader raised his hand and said, "Isn't he the vice president of the United States?"

Bev and Jerry