A Frog Went A-courtin chords by Traditional

{title:A Frog Went A-courtin version 2}
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Intro:
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Verse 1:
C                F        C
Mister Frog went a-courtin, and he did ride, uh-hum
                  G7
A sword and buckler by his side, uh-hum
  C
He bridled and saddled a big fat snail
  F
And rode it 'tween the horns and tail,
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-huh, uh-hum.

Verse 2:
  C        F
He rode up to Miss Mousie's door,
  C
uh-hum
He'd been there many times before.
  G7
uh-hum
  C
He called "Miss Mouse, are you within?"
   F
"Yes sir, I'm sitting down to spin."
  C   G7   C
uh-hum uh-hum uh-hum

Verse 3:
C           F
He took Miss Mouse up-on his knee
  C
uh-hum

And asked "My Dear, will you marry me?"
  G7
uh-hum
  F
Yes I will take good care of you
   F
We'll live together in an apple tree
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 4:
   C       F       C
"I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat, uh-hum
                   G7
To see what he will say to that." uh-hum
   C
"With-out my Uncle Rat's consent
 F
I would not marry the President."
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 5:
 C        F       F
I hope your Uncle Rat agrees uh-hum
                  C
For then I would be very pleased uh-hum
   C
Frog jumped on his snail and rode away.
  F
He vowed to come another day.
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 6:
C          F
Now Uncle Rat, when he came home
  C
uh-hum
Asked "Who's been here since I was gone?"
  G7
uh-hum
  C
"A very fine frog's been calling here
  F
And asked for me to be his dear."
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 7:
  C           F
Now Uncle Rat laughed, he shook his sides
  C
uh-hum
To think his niece would be a bride.
  G7
uh-hum
  C
So Uncle Rat rode into town
  F
To buy Miss Mouse a wedding gown.
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 8:
C              F
Say, where will the wedding supper be?
  C
uh-hum
Just down by the river in a hollow tree.
  G7
uh-hum
   C
Say, what will the wedding supper be?
F
One green bean and a black-eyed pea.
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 9:
    C        F
Please tell us how Miss Mousie dressed?
  C
uh-hum
In a cobweb veil and her Sunday best.
  G7
uh-hum
  C
And what did Mister Froggie wear?
F
Sky-blue pants and a doublet fair.
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 10:
   C           F
First guest to call was the Bumble Bee,
  C
uh-hum
He played a fiddle tune on his knee.
  G7
uh-hum
  C
The next to come were the Duck and Drake,
  F
Who ate every crumb of the wedding cake.
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 11:
  C          F         C
Now in came the band the Very Fine Flees uh-hum
                      G7
To play some songs and all where pleased uh-hum
  C
It realy was a very good chance
  F
So up they jumped to sing and dance
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum

Verse 12:
 C         F         C
I thank you all for listening to this song
                G7
I hope it was not all that very long
  C
For now it's time for it to end
 F
I hope you'll all come back again
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum


(Alternative v12)

Verse 12:
 C         F         C
I thank you all for listening to this song
                G7
I hope it was not all that very long
  C
For now it's time for me to go
 F
I hope you all did like the show
  C    G7   C
uh-hum, uh-hum, uh-hum