Frog Went A-Courtin’
Kentucky Folk Song
1. Frog went a courtin’ and he did ride.
Rinktum body minchy cambo.
Sword and buckler by his side.
Rinktum body minchy cambo.

REFRAIN: Kimaneero down to Cairo, Kimaneero Cairo.
Shaddle-addle-adababa, ladababa linktum.
Rinktum body minchee cambo.

2. He rode right to Miss Mousie’s door,
Found Miss Mousie sweepin’ the floor. REFRAIN

3. He took Miss Mousie on his knee,
And said “Miss Mousie will you marry me?” REFRAIN

4. Without my Uncle Rat’s consent,
I could not marry the president. REFRAIN

5. Uncle Rat laughed and shook his sides,
To think his niece would be a bride. REFRAIN

6. Who will make the wedding gown?
Old Miss Rat from Pumpkin Town. REFRAIN

7. Where will the wedding supper be?
Way down yonder in a hollow tree. REFRAIN

8. What will the wedding supper be?
A fried mosquito and a black-eyed pea. REFRAIN

9. First to come was a bumblebee,
He set his fiddle on his knee. REFRAIN

10. Next to come was a doodle bug,
Carrying a water jug. REFRAIN

11. Next to come was a flying moth,
She laid out the table cloth. REFRAIN

12. Next to come was an itty-bitty flea
To dance a jig for the bumblebee. REFRAIN

13. Next to come was a big old cow,
She wanted to dance but she didn’t know how. REFRAIN

14. Next to come was a big black snake;
He ate up all the wedding cake. REFRAIN

15. Last to come was an old gray cat;
She swallowed up the mouse and ate up the rat. REFRAIN

16. Mr. Frog went hopping over the brook;
A duck came along and swallowed him up. REFRAIN

17. Now is the end of him and her;
Guess there won’t be no tadpoles covered with fur! REFRAIN

18. Little piece of cornbread lying on the shelf,
If you want any more you can sing it yourself. REFRAIN