Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOVE-SICK FROG, by MOTHER GOOSE Poet's Biography First Line: The frog he would a-wooing go Last Line: Heigh ho! Says anthony rowley. Subject(s): Mice | ||||||||
A FROG he would a-wooing go, Heigh ho! says Rowley, Whether his mother would let him or no. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. So off he set with his opera hat, Heigh ho! says Rowley, And on the road he met with a rat. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. Pray, Mister Rat, will you go with me? Heigh ho! says Rowley, Kind Mistress Mousey for to see? With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. They came to the door of Mousey's hall, Heigh ho! says Rowley, They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. Pray, Mistress Mouse, are you within? Heigh ho! says Rowley, Oh yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. Pray, Mistress Mouse, will you give us some beer? Heigh ho! says Rowley, For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. Pray, Mister Frog, will you give us a song? Heigh ho! says Rowley, Let it be something that's not very long. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. Indeed, Mistress Mouse, replied Mister Frog, Heigh ho! says Rowley, A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. Since you have a cold, Mister Frog, Mousey said, Heigh ho! says Rowley, I'll sing you a song that I have just made. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. But while they were all a-merry-making, Heigh ho! says Rowley, A cat and her kittens came tumbling in. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. The cat she seized the rat by the crown, Heigh ho! says Rowley, The kittens they pulled the little mouse down. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. This put Mister Frog in a terrible fright, Heigh ho! says Rowley, He took up his hat and he wished them good-night. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. But as Froggy was crossing over a brook, Heigh ho! says Rowley, A lily-white duck came and gobbled him up. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. So there was an end of one, two, three, Heigh ho! says Rowley, The rat, the mouse, and the little frog-ee. With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GRAVE OF THE KITCHEN MOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE A CONVERSATION WITH A MOUSE by ROBERT BLY THE HOUSE MOUSE by JACK PRELUTSKY FACADE: 7. MADAME MOUSE TROTS by EDITH SITWELL THE MOUSE'S PETITION TO DOCTOR PRIESTLY FOUND IN THE TRAP .. by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD TO A MOUSE, ON TURNING HER UP IN HER NEST WITH THE PLOUGH by ROBERT BURNS |
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