A frog set out to woo a mouse
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A frog set out to woo a mouse
And so he went to the mouse's house
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Saying, " Young miss mouse will you marry me "
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Saying, " Young miss mouse will you marry me "
" I will if my uncle rat agrees "
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When uncle rat came home that noon
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When uncle rat came home that noon
Saying, " Who's been here since I left home "
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" Well, indeed there's been a nice young man "
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" Indeed there's been a nice young man
And I will marry him if I can "
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" Well that is very good news my dear "
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" Well that is very good news my dear
And we will soon have music here "
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Now the first came in was a bumble bee
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The first came in was a bumble bee
With his fiddle upon his knee
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And the next came in was a big black snail
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The next came in was a big black snail
With his bagpipes on his tail
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And the next came in were two little white dogs
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The next came in were two little white dogs
Dressed in britches, collars and clogs
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" And now that we're all in merry good cheer "
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" Now that we're all in merry good cheer
We're going to have some dancing here "
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So they tapped it out with their toes and heels
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They tapped it out with their toes and heels
Sets and hornpipes, jigs and reels
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When little Miss Wasp got up to sing
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When little Miss Wasp got up to sing
She touched the fiddler with her sting
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Then who came in but a big tomcat
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Then who came in but a big tomcat
He caught Miss Mouse and broke her back
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Then poor Mister Frog did croake and moan
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Then poor Mister Frog did croake and moan
Went sadly home and lived alone
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