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The Frog and the Mouse
Roud Folksong Index (S145368)

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First Line

Frog he would a-courting go, The

Roud No

16 [Search for 16 in the current indexes]

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Source

Karpeles, Cecil Sharp Collection 2 (1974) p.385 (version a)

Performer

Lacey, Annie

Place

England : Somerset : Drayton

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Date collected

1905 (31 Aug)

Format

Printed : Book

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Text; Music

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Female

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C.J. Sharp MS

Roud Bib ref

X5127

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Frog and the Mouse
Roud Folksong Index (S175693)

2 of approx 4 results
First Line

Frog he would a courting go

Roud No

16 [Search for 16 in the current indexes]

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Source

Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Words pp.700-701 / Folk Tunes p.622

Performer

Lacey, Anne

Place

England : Somerset : Drayton

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Date collected

1905 (31 Aug)

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Manuscript collection

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Text; Music

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X4675

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Frog And The Mouse
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/9/700)

3 of approx 4 results
First Line

Frog he would a courting go

Performer

Lacey, Anne

Date collected

31 Aug 1905

Place

England : Somerset : Drayton

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Roud No

16 [Search for 16 in the current indexes]

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Alt Ref No

FW 700-701 / FT 622

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Manuscript

Type

Song

Subtype

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Text

Named Tune

Child No

Laws No

Notes

Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Words pp.700-701 / Folk Tunes p.622

Author / Composer

VWML Location

Repository

Clare College, Cambridge

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Pub Date

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Volume

Folk Words

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Date extant
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  700
  
  Frog and the Mouse
  
  The frog he would a courting go
  
  Heigh Ho says Roley
  
  Tis whether his mother would let him or no
  
  Says Roley Poley grandmother spinach
  
  Heigh Ho says Anthony Roley
  
  Then he put on his high crowned hat
  
  Heigh Ho etc
  
  And on the highway he went pit a pat
  
  Says Roley etc
  
  When he came to the Mouse's hole
  
  He gived [sic] a low knock, he gived a low call
  
  Pray [Mrs] Mouse are you was in
  
  Yes Sir I'm sat down to spin
  
  Pray Mrs. Mouse will you give me a song
  
  That is not very short and is not very long?
  
  When Mrs. Mouse began to sing
  
  The cat & the kittens came tumberling [sic] in
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  701
  
  Which put the Frog in a terrible fright
  
  He put on his hat and bid 'em good night
  
  When frog was swimming across the brook
  
  The lily white duck came and gobbled him up
  
  And that is the end of my 1 2 & 3
  
  The cat & the kittens let the little mouse in.
  
  Mrs. Anne Lacey. Drayton. Aug [August] 31st (622)
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Frog and the Mouse

The frog he would a courting go

Heigh Ho says Roley

Tis whether his mother would let him or no

Says Roley Poley grandmother spinach

Heigh Ho says Anthony Roley

Then he put on his high crowned hat

Heigh Ho etc

And on the highway he went pit a pat

Says Roley etc

When he came to the Mouse's hole

He gived [sic] a low knock, he gived a low call

Pray [Mrs] Mouse are you was in

Yes Sir I'm sat down to spin

Pray Mrs. Mouse will you give me a song

That is not very short and is not very long?

When Mrs. Mouse began to sing

The cat & the kittens came tumberling [sic] in
701

Which put the Frog in a terrible fright

He put on his hat and bid 'em good night

When frog was swimming across the brook

The lily white duck came and gobbled him up

And that is the end of my 1 2 & 3

The cat & the kittens let the little mouse in.

Mrs. Anne Lacey. Drayton. Aug [August] 31st (622)

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Frog And The Mouse
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/10/622)

4 of approx 4 results
First Line

The frog he would a courting go

Performer

Lacey, Anne

Date collected

31 Aug 1905

Place

England : Somerset : Drayton

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Roud No

16 [Search for 16 in the current indexes]

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Alt Ref No

FW 700-701 / FT 622

Format

Manuscript

Type

Song

Subtype

Src Contents

Frag. text; Music

Named Tune

Child No

Laws No

Notes

Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Words pp.700-701 / Folk Tunes p.622

Author / Composer

VWML Location

Repository

Clare College, Cambridge

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Pub Date

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Folk Tunes

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Date extant
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  The frog he would a courting go Heigh Ho says Rowley 'Tis whether his mother would let him in no says Rowley Poly Grand mother spinach Heigh Ho say Anthony Rowley
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The frog he would a courting go Heigh Ho says Rowley 'Tis whether his mother would let him in no says Rowley Poly Grand mother spinach Heigh Ho say Anthony Rowley

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The Frog and the Mouse
Roud Folksong Index (S145368)

Frog and the Mouse
Roud Folksong Index (S175693)

Frog And The Mouse
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/9/700)

Frog And The Mouse
Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection (at Clare College, Cambridge) (CJS2/10/622)