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"A Froggy He Would A-Wooing Go" is a Wiggles song from The Wiggles' debut album, later appearing on the Apples & Bananas album and video.

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The Wiggles[]

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,
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 Miss 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 came to the door of Mousey's hall,
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,
Pray, Mrs. Mouse are you within?
Oh yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mrs Mouse will you give us some cheer?
Hey ho! says Rowley,
Pray, Mrs Mouse will you give us some cheer?
For Froggy and I, we love ginger beer.
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,
Pray, Mr. Frog will you give us a song?
Well, 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,
Indeed, Mrs. Mouse, replied Mr. Frog,
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,
Since you have a cold, Mr. Frog, Mousey said,
I'll sing you a song that I've just made.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

(Instumental Break)

But while they were all a-merry-making
Hey 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,
Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,
Hey 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,
Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,
Hey 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,
Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

But Froggy was crossing over brook,
Hey ho! says Rowley.
But Froggy was crossing over brook,
A lily white duck came and gobbled him up.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So that was an end of 1, 2, 3
Hey 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,
Hey ho! says Anthony Rowley.

Apples & Bananas[]

The story of the frog.

A frog he would a-wooing go,
Hey ho! said 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! said Anthony Rowley.

So off he set with his opera hat,
Hey ho! said 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! said Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me?
Hey ho! said Rowley,
Pray, Mr. Rat will you go with me,
Kind Miss Mousey for to see…
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

They came to the door of Mousey's hall,
Hey ho! said Rowley,
They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mrs. Mouse are you within?
Hey ho! said Rowley,
Oh yes, kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

Pray, Mr. Frog will you give us a song?
Hey ho! said Rowley, (Ribbit)
Let it be something that's not very long.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

Indeed, Mrs. Mouse, replied Mr. Frog,
Hey ho! said Rowley,
A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

Since you have a cold, Mr. Frog, Mousey said,
Hey ho! said Rowley,
I'll sing you a song that I've just made.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley. (Lah, lah)

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

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,
Hey ho! said Rowley,
The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,
Hey ho! said Rowley.
He took up his hat and he wished them goodnight.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

But as the Froggy was crossing the brook,
Hey ho! said Rowley.
A lily white duck came and gobbled him up.
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

So that was the end of 1, 2, 3
Hey ho! said Rowley.
The rat, the mouse and Mr. Froggy
With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,
Hey ho! said Anthony Rowley.

Said Anthony Rowley.

Song Credits[]

The Wiggles (album)[]

Arranged by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page and Phillip Wilcher, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd. and Copyright Control.

Apples & Bananas[]

Arranged by Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, George Tseros and Emma Watkins, initially published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

The Sound of Halloween[]

Trad. Arranged by Anthony Field, Alex Keller, Dominic Lindsay, Lachlan Gillespie, Caterina Mete and Simon Pryce, initially published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.

Trivia[]

  • The 2014 version was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel on April 25th, 2017.
  • The 2022 version was uploaded on January 29th, 2023.
  • In the 1991 version, Anthony plays Mr. Frog, Phillip plays Mr. Rat, Murray plays Mrs. Mousey, and Greg plays the narrator, whereas in the 2014 version Anthony plays Mr. Frog again, Lachy plays Mr. Rat and the narrator, Emma plays Mrs. Mousey, and Simon sings the "Hey ho!" part.
  • In the 2022 version, Anthony and Lachy reprise their roles as Mr. Frog and Mr. Rat respectively. Evie plays Mrs. Mousey, Tsehay plays the Duck, Lucia plays the Cat, and the three Kittens are played by John, Simon (who also narrates), and Caterina (who also plays Mr. Frog's mother).
  • The verse where Mr. Rat asks for Mrs. Mousey to give him and Froggy cheer is removed possibly due to the last part of the verse containing the word 'ginger beer'.

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