Mother Goose Rhymes

Mother Goose rhymes

A Frog he would a-wooing go

A frog he would a-wooing go,

Heigho! says Rowley,

Whether his mother would let him or no.

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

A Frog he would a-wooing go

So off he set with hisopera hat,

Heigho! says Rowley,

And on the road he met with a rat.

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

" Pray, Mr. Rat, will you go with me?' :

Heigho ! says Rowley,

" Kind Mistress Mousey for to see! "

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

When they reached the door of Mousey's hall,

Heigho! says Rowley,

They gave a loud knock,

and they gave a loud call.

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

A Frog he would a-wooing go

" Pray, Mistress Mouse, are you within?'

Heigho! says Rowley;

" Oh, yes, kind sirs, I 'm sitting to spin."

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

" Pray, Mistress Mouse, will you give us some beer?' :

Heigho! says Rowley,

 

" For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

" Pray, Mr. Frog, will you give us a song?'

Heigho! says Rowley;

" But let it be something that 's not very long."

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

 

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

" Indeed, Mistress Mouse,"

replied Mr. Frog, Heigho ! says Rowley,

" A cold has made me as hoarse as a hog."

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

A Frog he woitld a-wooing go

" Since you have caught cold, Mr. Frog," Mousey said,

Heigho! says Rowley,

" I '11 sing you a song that I

have just made."

With a rowley powley,

gammon and spinach,

Heigho ! say s Anthony Rowley .

But while they were all a merrymaking,

Heigho! says Rowley,

A cat with her kittens came tumbling in.

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

The cat she seized the rat by the crown

Heigho! says Rowley,

The kittens they pulled

the little mouse down.

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

A Frog he would a-wooing go

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

Heigho! says Rowley;

He took up his hat and he wished them good-night.

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,

Heigho! says Rowley,

A lily-white duck came and gobbled him up.

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

So there was an end of one, two, and three,

Heigho! says Rowley,

The Rat, the Mouse, and the little Frog-gee!

With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho! says Anthony Rowley.

 

 

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