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well, yes, i know about the english version-- but the american version-- i heard Burl Ives sing it.. can be found here..
(words, and real audio or midi or aiff files) http://www.smsu.edu/folksong/maxhunter/0085/ the music is not the same.
and the uh hu change with each local dialect.
Musick-- or anyone else--is this one of the song collected by Childs?
Froggy went a courting, he did ride, uh-hu
Froggy went a courting, he did ride
Sword and a pistol by his side, uh-hu
He rode till he came to masters hall, uh-hu
He rode till he came to masters hall
There he did both knock and call, uh-hu
Took Miss Margy on his knee, uh-hu
Took Miss Margy on his knee
Says to her, will you have me, uh-hu
Old uncle Rat, he's gone from home, uh-hu
Old uncle Rat, he's gone from home
And I cain't tell till he's does come, uh-hu
Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides, uh-hu
Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides
To think his niece would be frogs bride, uh-hu
Old Uncle Rat, he galloped off to town, uh-hu
Old Uncle Rat, he galloped off to town
To buy his niece a wedding gown, uh-hu
Where shall th wedding supper be, uh-hu
Where shall th wedding supper be
Way down yonder in a hollow tree, uh-hu
What shall the wedding supper be, uh-hu
What shall the wedding supper be
Two black beans an' a blue-eyed pea, uh-hu
First came in was an old black bug, uh-hu
Th first came in was old black bug
He had his whiskey in his jug, uh-hu
The next come in was a little black flea, uh-hu
The next came in was a little black flea
Had his fiddle on his knee, uh-hu
Th next came in was an old sly cat, uh-hu
The next came in was an old sly cat
She says, I'll put up a stop to that, uh-hu
Then Miss Mousy started up th wall, uh-hu
Then Miss Mousy started up th wall
Her foot slipped an' she did fall, uh-hu
Th Frog was left a wider then, uh-hu
Th Frog was left a wider then
He swore he never would marry again, uh-hu
Started swimming across th brook, uh-hu
Started swimming across th brook
And an old black snake took him down his crook, uh-hu
You may lay this all upon th shelf, uh-hu
Lay this all upon th shelf
And if you want 'ery 'nother one, you must sing it yourself, uh-hu
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Am I the onliest one
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Wooing (courting ) Froggy
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