A Froggy He Would A-Wooing Go

"A Froggy He Would A-Wooing Go" is a song from the first Wiggles album from 1991. It made it's video debut in Apples &amp; Bananas.

The Wiggles (album)

 * Arranged by: The Wiggles
 * Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Engineered by: Steve Promfrett
 * Recorded in February 1991 at Tracking Station Recording Studios, Sydney
 * Published by: EMI Music

Apples and Bananas

 * Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, George Tseros
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Music Recorded and Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Recorded at: Hot Potato Studios, Sydney
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes

The Wiggles (album)

 * Lead Vocals: Gregory Page
 * Vocals: Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Piano: Phillip Wilcher
 * Tin Whistle: Anthony Field
 * Chief Kabasa Player: Anthony Field

Apples and Bananas

 * Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Emma Watkins
 * Backing Vocals - Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Instruments: Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Alex Keller, Simon Pryce, George Tseros, Emma Watkins

1991
A frog he would a-wooing go,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

A frog he would a-wooing go,

Whether his mother would let him or no.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So off he set with his opera hat,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

So off he set with his opera hat,

And on the road he met with a rat,

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me?

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me,

Kind Mrs. Mousey for to see…

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

They came to the door of Mousey's hall,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mrs. Mouse are you within?

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

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

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mrs. Mouse will you give us some beer?

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

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

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

Let it be something that's not very long.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Indeed, Mrs. Mouse, replied Mr. Frog,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Since you have a cold, Mr. Frog, Mousey said,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

I'll sing you a song that I've just made.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

But while they were all a-merry-making

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

But while they were all a-merry-making

A cat and her kittens came tumbling in.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,

The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

Heigh ho! says Rowley.

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

He took up his hat and he wished them goodnight.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,

Heigh ho! says Rowley.

But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,

A lily white duck came and gobbled him up.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So that was the end of 1, 2, 3

Heigh ho! says Rowley.

So that was the end of 1, 2, 3.

The rat, the frog and Mrs. Mousy.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

2014
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 spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So off he set with his opera hat,

Hey ho! says Rowley,

So off he set with his opera hat,

And on the road he met with a rat,

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me?

Hey ho! says Rowley,

Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me,

Kind Mrs. Mousey for to see…

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

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, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mrs. Mouse are you within?

Hey ho! says Rowley,

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

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

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, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Indeed, Mrs. Mouse, replied Mr. Frog,

Hey ho! says Rowley,

A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Since you have a cold, Mr. Frog, Mousey said,

Hey ho! says Rowley,

I'll sing you a song that I've just made.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

But while they were all a-merry-making Hey ho! says Rowley, A cat and her kittens came tumbling in. With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach, Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,

Hey ho! says Rowley,

The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

Hey ho! says Rowley.

He took up his hat and he wished them goodnight.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

But as the Froggy was crossing the brook,

Hey ho! says Rowley.

A lily white duck came and gobbled him up.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So that was the end of 1, 2, 3

Hey ho! says Rowley.

The rat, the mouse and Mr. Froggy

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Video Performances

 * Apples and Bananas

Album Appearances

 * The Wiggles
 * Apples and Bananas

Trivia

 * In the 1991 version, Greg plays the narrator, Anthony plays the frog, Murray (possibly as Dorothy the Dinosaur) plays Mrs Mousey and Phillip plays the rat. In 2014, Lachy plays the narrator and the rat, Anthony plays the frog, Emma plays the mouse. As for Simon, he just sings "Hey ho!"
 * In the trailers of Apples and Bananas, this song was advertised as "Anthony Rowley" and TV series 8.
 * The Wiggles rewrote some lyrics for the 1991 and 2014 version.
 * Since 2014, the song's title is now "Anthony Rowley".
 * The song was originally named as "A Frog Went A-Courting".