Chords for Burl Ives - Mr. Froggie Went A-Courtin'

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[F] _ _ _ _ Frog went a-courting and he did ride, mm-hmm.
Frog went a-courting and he did ride a sword
and a pistol by his side, mm-hmm. _ _ _
_ He went down to Missy Mouse's door, mm-hmm.
Went down
to Missy Mouse's door where he had been many times before, mm-hmm.
_ _ _ Missy Mouse, are you
within?
Missy Mouse, are you within?
Yes, kind sir, I sit and spin. _ _ _
_ _ Took Missy Mouse
upon his knee, mm-hmm.
Took Missy Mouse upon his knee, said, Missy Mouse, will you marry
me? _ _ _ _ _
_ Without my Uncle Rat's consent, mm-hmm.
Without my Uncle Rat's consent, I wouldn't
marry the president, mm-hmm.
_ Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides, mm-hmm.
Uncle Rat
laughed and shook his fat sides, think his niece would be a bride, mm-hmm. _ _ _
_ _ _ When Uncle
Rat gave his consent, mm-hmm.
When Uncle Rat gave his consent, the weasel wrote the publishment,
mm-hmm. _ _ _
_ Next came in was a bumblebee, mm-hmm.
Next came in was a bumblebee, danced a jig
with the two lake flea, mm-hmm. _ _ _ _ _
They all did hoot and the birds they sang, mm-hmm.
They
all did hoot and the birds they sang, and through the woods the music rang.
_ _ _ _ _ Where will
the wedding breakfast be, mm-hmm?
Where will the wedding breakfast be?
He went down yonder
in a hollow train, mm-hmm.
_ What will the wedding breakfast be, mm-hmm?
What will the wedding
breakfast be?
Two green beans and a black-eyed pea, mm-hmm.
_ They all went sailing across the lake,
mm-hmm.
All went sailing across the lake and got swallowed up by a big black snake, mm-hmm. _ _
_ There's bread and cheese upon the shelf, mm-hmm.
There's bread and cheese upon the shelf, if you
want any more you can take it yourself, mm-hmm.
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