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Catalog no. 1183 | Gregorio | Frog went a-courtin’

Joseph

GREGORIO

Frog went a-courtin’ for mixed chorus a cappella

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1. Frog went a-courtin’ and he did ride, Sword and pistol by his side.

13. Solemnly walked the Parson Rook, Under his arm a big old book.

2. He rode down to Miss Mousie’s door, Where he’d often been before.

14. The owl did hoot, the birds they sang, And through the woods the music rang.

3. Little Miss Mousie came tripping down In her silk and satin gown.

15. Next to come in was a lady bug, She had whiskey in her jug.

4. He took Miss Mousie on his knee, Said, “Miss Mousie, will you marry me?”

16. Next to come in was a bumble bee, Set his fiddle on his knee.

5. “Without my Uncle Rat’s consent, I would not marry the President.”

17. Next to come in was a two-legged flea; Danced a jig with the bumble bee.

6. Uncle Rat, he laughed till he shook his fat sides, To think his niece would be a bride.

18. Next to come in was Mister Tick, Ate so much it made him sick.

7. Uncle Rat, he went a-running to town To buy his niece a wedding gown.

19. Next to come in was Missus Cow, Tried to dance but didn’t know how.

8. What does he get for a wedding gown?

A piece of hide of an old greyhound.

20. Next to come in was a little black dog, Chased Miss Mousie in a hollow log.

9. Where shall the wedding supper be?

Way down yonder in the hollow tree.

21. Next to come in was an old tomcat, Swallowed Miss Mousie and Uncle Rat.

10. What shall the wedding supper be?

A fried mosquito and a black-eyed pea.

22. Mister Frog he went down to the lake, He got swallowed by a water snake.

11. Mister Frog was dressed in a pea green, Mistress Mouse looked like a queen.

23. So that’s the end of one, two, three, The rat, the frog, and Miss Mousie.

12. First to come in was a flying moth, She laid out the tablecloth.

24. Little piece of cornbread lying on the shelf; If you want some more, you can sing it yourself.

Duration approx. 4’

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to Olivia, Alice Parker, and Ensemble Companio

Frog went a-courtin’ trad. American arr. Joseph Gregorio

Jaunty (h = 108) SOPRANO ALTO

2 2

TENOR BASS

2 2

mf unis.

1. Frog went a court in’ and

he did ride, mm

hmm,

6

Frog went a court in’ and

mf unis.

S. A. Mm

hmm.

T. B. he did ride,

Sword and pis tol

by his side, mm

hmm.

2. He rode down to Miss

12

S. A. Mm

hmm.

T. B. Mous ie’s door, mm

hmm,

He rode down to Miss Mous ie’s door, Where he’d oft en

18

S. A. Mm hmm,

mm hmm.

Lit tle Miss Mous ie came

T. B. been be fore, mm

hmm.

3. Lit tle Miss Mous ie came trip

ping down,

mm

23

S. A. trip ping down,

trip ping down, mm

hmm,

Lit tle Miss Mous ie came

T. B. hmm,

Lit tle Miss Mous ie came

trip

ping down

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2 27

S. A. trip ping down

In her silk and

sat

in

in

hmm.

gown,

mm hmm.

He took Miss

T. B. In her silk and

sat

gown, mm

4. He

took Miss Mous ie

32

S. A. Mous

ie,

on

his knee, mm

he took Miss Mous ie

on

his

knee,

mm hmm,

He

took Miss Mous ie

mm

T. B. hmm,

on

his knee,

37

S. A. hmm,

Said,

“Miss

Mous ie, will you mar

ry

me?”

mm hmm,

mm hmm.

T. B. Said,“Miss Mous ie, will you mar

ry

me?”mm

hmm.

Mm hmm,

mm

42

S. A. with

5. “Well,

out my Un cle Rat’s con sent, mm

hmm,

With

mp T. B. hmm,

mm hmm,

mm

hmm.

Oh, not your Un cle Rat, mm

48

S. A. out my Un cle

Rat’s con sent,

I would not mar ry the Pres

i

dent, mm

hmm.”

mf T. B. hmm, Con sent?

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Oh, not the

3 53

poco f

S. A. 6. Un cle Rat, he laughed till he shook his fat sides, mm mf

hmm,

T. B. Pres

i

dent, mm

hmm.

Un cle Rat,

he laughed till he shook his fat sides, till he

57

S. A. Un

cle

Rat,

he

laughed till

he

Un

cle

shook his

fat

sides,

To

T. B. shook his

fat

sides,

mm

hmm,

Rat,

he

laughed till

he

60

S. A. think

his niece

would

be

a

bride, mm

hmm.

T. B. shook his fat, shook his fat,

64

shook his fat sides,

To think his niece would

be

a

bride, mm

mp

S. Mm hmm.

Unc le Rat, he mp

went

a run ning to town,

run ning to

A. Mm hmm,

mm

hmm.

Un cle Rat,

he went

a

run ning to town,

T. B. hmm,

mm hmm. 7. Un cle Rat, he

went a

run ning to town,

mm hmm,

(for rehearsal only)

Kbd.

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4 69

S. town,

run ning to

town,

run ning to town,

run ning to

town,

run ning to

A. run ning to town,

run ning to town,

run ning to town,

run ning to town,

T. B. Un cle Rat,

he went

a

run ning to town

To buy

his niece

a

Kbd.

73

S. town,

run ning to

town

To buy his

niece

a

wed ding gown,

mm

hmm.

A. run ning to

town

To

buy his

mm

hmm.

niece

a

wed ding gown, mm

hmm. poco f

T. B. wed

ding gown,

8. What does he

get

for a

Kbd.

77

mf

S. What does he

mf

get for a wed ding gown, for a wed

ding gown,

mm hmm,

A. What does he

get

for a wed ding gown, mm hmm,

what does he

get?

T. B. wed

ding gown,

mm

hmm,

What does he get for a

Kbd.

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81

S. p A. Of

an

T. B. wed

ding

gown?

A

piece

of

hide

of

an

old

grey

hound,

mm

Kbd.

84

mp

f

S. Of

an

old

grey

hound,

of

mf

an

A. old

grey

hound,

of

an

old

grey

hound,

T. B. hmm.

Kbd.

87

S. old grey hound, f

mm

hmm.

A. mm

hmm.

f

T. f

10. What

shall the wed ding sup per be, mm

B. 9. Where shall the wed ding sup per be, mm

hmm,

Kbd.

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6 92

f

S. Way down yon der in the hol low tree,

f A. Way down yon der in the hol low tree,

p T. What shall the wed ding

hmm,

B. Where shall the wed ding sup per be?

Kbd.

97

still f

mp

S. A fried mos qui to and a black eyed pea, mm

hmm.

Mm

still f

mp

A. A fried mos qui to and a black eyed pea, mm

hmm.

Mm hmm,

mp T. sup per be?

Mm hmm,

mm

mp B. Mm hmm,

Kbd.

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mm

7 103

S. hmm,

mm

hmm.

Mm hmm, mm

A. mm hmm.

Mm hmm,

mm

T. hmm,

mm

hmm.

Mm hmm,

mm

mf B. hmm.

11. Mis

ter Frog was dressed in

a pea green, mm

hmm,

Mis ter

Kbd.

108

mf

3 2

S. hmm,

2 2

mm hmm.

Mis tress Mouse looked like a queen, mm

3 2

A.

2 2

hmm.

mf

3 2

T. hmm.

2 2 Mis tress Mouse

looked like a

queen,

3 2

B. Frog was dressed in

a pea green,

Mis tress Mouse

2 2 looked like

a queen,

mm

3 2

2 2

3 2

2 2

Kbd.

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8 mf

112

2 2

S.

hmm.

First to come in was a

fly

ing

moth,

poco f

2 2

A.

12. First

to come in was a

fly ing moth, mm

hmm,

First to come in was a

mf

2 2

T.

mm hmm.

First to come in was a

fly

ing

moth,

2 2

B.

hmm.

2 2 Kbd.

2 2

117

S. She laid out the

ta

ble cloth, mm

hmm.

A. fly ing moth,

She laid out the

ta

ble cloth, mm

hmm.

T. She laid

out the

ta

ble

cloth, mm

hmm,

B.

Kbd.

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mm hmm, mm

9 122

poco f

S. Sol emn ly walked the

Par

son Rook, mm

f A. 13. Sol

emn ly walked the

Par

son Rook, mm

hmm,

poco f T. hmm.

Sol emn ly walked the

Par

son

Rook,

mm

Par

son

Rook,

mm

poco f B. Sol

emn

ly

walked

the

Kbd.

126

S. hmm,

the Par son

Rook,

poco dim.

A. Sol emn ly walked the

Par son Rook,

Un der his arm a

big old book, mm

hmm.

T. hmm,

the

Par

son

Rook,

mm hmm,

mm

B. hmm,

mm hmm,

Kbd.

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10 131

f

S. mm hmm,

mm hmm. 14. The

owl did hoot, the birds they sang, mm

hmm,

poco f

f

A. Mm

hmm,

mm

hmm,

mm

hmm,

mm

hmm. The owl did

f T. hmm,

mm

hmm,

mm

hmm,

mm

hmm,

mm

hmm. The owl did

f B. mm hmm.

The owl did

Kbd.

137

più f

S. The

owl did hoot, the birds they sang, And through the woods the

mu

sic

A. hoot, the birds they sang,

the birds they sang, And through the woods the

mu

sic

hoot, the birds they

the birds they sang,

And through the

the birds they sang,

And

rang,

T. sang,

woods

B. hoot, the birds they sang,

Kbd.

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through

the

11 ff

142

S. rang, the mu sic

rang,

the mu sic

rang.

ff A. the mu sic

rang,

the mu sic

rang.

ff T. the mu sic

rang,

the mu sic

rang.

ff B. woods the mu sic rang, the mu sic

rang.

Kbd.

150

Slightly faster (h = 112)

mp

S. 15. Next

to come in was a

la dy bug, mm

hmm,

Next to come in was a

p A. Mm hmm,

mm

hmm,

mm

hmm,

mm

hmm,

p T. Mm hmm,

p B. Mm hmm,

Kbd.

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la dy bug,

12 156

p

mf

p

mm

S. She had whis key in her jug, mm p

hmm,

Set his fid dle, mf

mm p

hmm,

Set his fid dle, mf

p

mm

hmm, f

Set his fid dle,

mm

A.

T.

p

B. 16. Next

to come in was a bum ble bee, Set his fid dle

on his knee, mm

Kbd.

162

S. hmm,

mm p

A. 17. Next

to come in

was a

two

leg ged flea,

Danced a

jig

with the bum ble

bee, mm

T. hmm,

mp

p

B. hmm,

Danced a

jig

with the bum ble

Kbd.

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bee, mm

13

Holding back slightly

166

In tempo f

S. hmm,

f

19. Next p

(spoken)

to come in was

A.

f

hmm,

Ate so much it made him sick,mm p (spoken)

hmm,

Ate so much it

hmm,

T. 18. Next

to come in was

Mis ter Tick,

f

made him sick,mm

p

(spoken)

B. hmm,

Ate so much it

made him sick,mm

hmm,

Kbd.

(3+2)

171

Accelerating slightly

p

5 4

S. Mis sus Cow,

A.

(2+3)

2 2

Tried to dance but did n’t know how, mm

5 4

hmm,

2 2 mm

T.

5 4

hmm,

2 2 mm

hmm,

f B.

5 4

2 2 20. Next

5 4

2 2

5 4

2 2

to come in was a

Kbd.

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lit tle black dog,

14 176

S. mm

hmm, f

A. 21. Next

to come in

was an

old tom cat,

T. mm

ff

hmm,

p

B. Chased Miss Mous ie in

a

hol

low

log, mm

hmm,

Kbd.

Slowing 180

(Freely)

mp

f

S. Swal lowed Miss Mous ie and

Un

cle

Rat.

Swal lowed Miss Mous ie and

Un

cle

Rat.

mp

A. (one voice, melodramatic falsetto, spoken in free rhythm, perhaps with Southern accent)

Oh,

f

not Miss Mous ie and

Un

cle

Rat!

T. Swal lowed Miss Mous ie and

Un

cle

Rat.

mp

f B. Swal lowed Miss Mous ie and

mp

Un

cle

Rat.

Kbd.

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184

15

In tempo (h = 112)

S. A.

p distant

T. B. 22. Mis

ter Frog he went down

to

the lake, mm

hmm,

Mis ter

189

mp

S. A. 23. So mp

f T. B. Frog he went down

to the lake,

He got swal lowed by a

wa ter snake, mm

195

S. that’s the end

of

one, two, three, mm

hmm,

that’s the end

of

one, two, three, mm hmm,

So

that’s the end

of

A. mm hmm,

mm

hmm.

Mm hmm,

mm

hmm.

T. B. hmm.

Kbd.

200

f

p

(short)

S. one, two, three,

The

rat, the frog, and

Miss Mous ie.

p (short)

f A. The f

rat, the frog, and

Miss Mous ie.

The

rat, the frog, and

Miss Mous ie.

p (short)

T. B.

(short)

Kbd.

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16 205

Faster (h = 138)

pp

S. Lit

tle piece of corn bread

A.

T.

pp B. 24. Lit

tle piece of corn bread

ly

ing on the shelf, mm

ing

hmm,

hmm,

Kbd.

208

S. ly

on the shelf, mm

pp A. Lit

tle piece of corn bread

ly

ing

ly

ing

hmm,

Lit

tle piece of corn bread

on

the shelf, mm

on

the

pp T. Lit

tle piece of corn bread

on the shelf, mm

B. ly

ing

Kbd.

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shelf,

17

211

S. Lit tle piece of corn bread

ly ing on the shelf,

A. hmm,

Lit tle piece of corn

bread

T. Lit tle piece of corn

bread

ly ing on the shelf,

B. ly ing on the

shelf,

ly ing on the

Kbd.

214

ff

S. ly ing on the shelf,

If you ff

A. ly ing on the shelf,

If you ff

T. ly ing on the

shelf,

If you ff

B. shelf,

If you

Kbd.

218

p

S. A. want some more, you can sing it your self,

mm p

hmm.

T. B. want some you can Please sing it visit yourMusicSpoke.com self, mm copies. hmm.

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