1.   Frog, he would a-wooing go, Mm-hm, Mm-hm.
      Frog. he would a-wooing go,
      And he dressed himself from head to toe, Mm-hm, Mm-hm.

2.   Frog, he went a courting he did ride, Mm-hm, Mm-hm,
      Frog, he went a courting he did ride,
      A sword and pistol by his side, Mm-hm, Mm-hm.

3.   He rode up to Miss Mousie's door, etc.
      Where he had been many times before, etc.

4.   He did knock at Miss Mousie's den, etc.
      He said, "Miss Mousie, are you within?" etc.

5.   "Yes, Mister Frog, I set and spin," etc. 
      "Just lift the latch and please come in," etc.

6.   He took Miss Mousie on his knee, etc.
      He said, 'Miss Mousie will you marry me?" etc.

7.   "First I must ask my Uncle Rat," etc.
      And see what he will say to that," etc.

8.   "Without my Uncle Rat's consent," etc.
      "I wouldn't marry the president," etc.

9.   "Uncle Rat has gone to town," etc.
      "And I can't say when he'll be home," etc.

10.   Late that night when the rat came home, etc.
       "Who's been here since I've been gone?" etc.

11.  "A very fine gentleman has been here," etc.
       "Who wishes me to be his dear," etc.

12.  Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides, etc.
       To think his niece would be a bride, etc.

13.  Then Uncle Rat he went to town, etc.
       To buy his niece a wedding gown, etc.

14.  When Uncle Rat gave his consent, etc.
       The weasel wrote the publishment, etc.

15.  Solemnly walked in Parson Rook, etc.
       Under his arm a wedding book, etc.

16.  Mister Frog was dressed in green, etc.
       Miss Mousie she looked just like a queen, etc.

17.  Now, say what was the groom dressed in? etc.
       Grass-green britches with silver stitches, etc.

18.  Now, say what was the bride dressed in? etc.
       A sky-blue veil and a gold breast pin, etc.

19.  The owls did hoot and the birds they sang, etc.
       And through the woods the music rang, etc.

20.  Where will the wedding supper be? etc.
       Away down yonder in a hollow tree, etc. 

21.  What will the wedding supper be? etc.
       Two green beans and a black-eyed pea, etc.

22.  What will the guests all have to drink? etc.
       Persimmon beer and a bottle of ink, etc.
 

Peter Newell illustration, `1813

23.  The first to come was the little moth, etc.
       For to lay the table cloth, etc.

24.  Next to come was a little fly, etc.
       And he fetched in an apple pie, etc.

25.  Next to come was a lady-bug, etc.
       She had molasses in a jug, etc.

26.  Next to come was a little brown bug, etc.
       He went swimming in the lady-bug's jug, etc.

27.  Next to come was Mister Tick, etc.
       He ate so much it made him sick, etc.

28.  Next to come was Doctor Fly,
       Said Mister Tick would surely die, etc.

29.  Next to come was Miss Butterfly, etc.
       She ate so much she almost died, etc.

30.  Next to come was the little green snake, etc.
       He coiled himself on the wedding cake, etc.

31.  Next to come was a bumble-bee, etc.
       With a big bass fiddle on his knee, etc.

32.  Next to come was a little black cricket, etc.
       He tuned up his banjo and he started to pick it, etc.

33.  Next to come was a creeping snail, etc.
       A big guitar upon his tail, etc.

34.  Up then jumped the bumble-bee, etc.
       And danced a jig with old Miss Flea, etc.

35.  The little red ant, she said, "I can't," etc.
       When she tried for to do the dance, etc.

36.  Last to come was the mocking-bird, etc.
       He said, "This wedding is absurd," etc.

37.  They all went sailing upon the lake, etc.
       And got swallowed up by a big black snake, etc.

38.  Now there's the end of one, two, three, etc.
       The Rat, the Frog, and Miss Mousie, etc. 
              Hm, Hm, Hm.