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This song actually dates back to 1548.

A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go

Harvested from a fine collection of original antique images of childhood from 1927. This amazing children's lithograph print is in wonderful condition printed on heavy glossy stock with crisp edges; the colors are still delightfully fresh and remarkable.

This dazzling 7" x 9" Four page of illustrations (2 double-sided) will come to you via the USPS packed flat in a bendproof mailer and protected from harm on it's journey from my place to yours.

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Want to read the verse?
Here ya go:
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go

A frog he would a-wooing go,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
A frog he would a-wooing go,
Whether his mother would let him or no.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinich,
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley.
So of he set with his opera hat,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
So of he set with his opera hat,
And on the road he met with a rat
With a rowley, etc.
Pray Mr Rat, will you go with me?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
Pray, Mr Rat, will you go with me,
With a rowley, etc.
They came to the door of Mousey's hall,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call.
With a rowley, etc.
Pray Mrs Mouse, are you within?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
Oh yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin.
With a rowley, etc.
Pray, Mrs Mouse, will you give us some beer?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.
With a rowley, etc.
Pray, Mr Frog, will you give us a song?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
Let it be something that's not very long.
With a rowley, etc.
Indeed, Mrs Mouse, replied Mr Frog,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog.
With a rowley, etc.
Since you have a cold, Mr Frog, Mousey said,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
I'll sing you a song that I have just made.
With a rowley, etc.
But while they were all a-merry-making
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
A cat and her kittens came tumbling in.
With a Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
The cat she seized the rat by the crown,
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.
With a Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
This put Mr Frog in a terrible fright,
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
He took up his hat and wished them goodnight.
With Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
A lily-white duck came and gobbled him up.
With a Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
So there was the end of one, two, three,
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,
The rat, the mouse, and the little frog-ee.
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley,

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