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THE FROG AND THE MOUSE, by                    
First Line: A frog went walking one fine day
Last Line: "if you want to find out, go look for yourself / a-hmmm, a-hmmm"
Subject(s): Love - Marital;marriage; Wedded Love;marriage - Love;weddings;husbands;wives


A frog went walking one fine day
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
A frog went walking one fine day,
He met Miss Mousie on the way
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.
He said Miss Mousie will you marry me
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
He said Miss Mousie will you marry me,
We'll live together in a hollow tree,
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.
The first to the wedding was farmer Brown
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
The first to the wedding was farmer Brown
He brought his wife in a wedding gown.
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.
The second to the wedding was Dr. Dick
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
The second to the wedding was Dr. Dick
He ate so much that he nearly got sick.
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.
The third to the wedding was Grandma Green
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
The third to the wedding was Grandma Green
Her shawl was blue but it wasn't clean.
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.
And what do you think they had for supper?
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
And what do you think they had for supper?
Some fried mosquitoes without any butter.
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.
And what do you think they had for a fiddle?
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
And what do you think they had for a fiddle?
An old tin can with a hole in the middle.
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.
And what do you think they had on the shelf?
A-hmmm, A-hmmm,
And what do you think they had on the shelf?
If you want to find out, go look for yourself!
A-hmmm, A-hmmm.








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