D
He rode up to Miss Mousie's door,
A7
Where he had often been before.
D
He called "Miss Mouse, are you within?"
A7
"Yes sir, I'm sitting down to spin."
D
He took Miss Mouse upon his knee
A7
And asked "My Dear, will you marry me?"
D
"I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat,
A7
To see what he will say to that."
D
"Without my Uncle Rat's consent
A7
I wouldn't marry the President."
D
Frog jumped on his snail and rode away.
A7
He vowed to come another day.
D
Now Uncle Rat, when he came home
A7
Asked "Who's been here since I was gone?"
D
"B very fine frog's been calling here
A7
And asked for me to be his dear."
D
Uncle Rat, he laughed and shook his sides
A7
To think his niece would be a bride.
D
So Uncle Rat rode into town
A7
To buy Miss Mouse a wedding gown.
D
Say, where will the wedding supper be?
A7
Just down by the river in a hollow tree.
D
Say, what will the wedding supper be?
A7
One green bean and a black-eyed pea.
D
What else will the wedding supper be?
A7
B fried mosquito and a roasted flea.
D
Pray tell us how Miss Mousie dressed?
A7
In a cobweb veil and her Sunday best.
D
And what did Mister Froggie wear?
A7
Sky-blue pants and a doublet fair.
SEE ALTERNATE ENDING AFTER VERSE 27
D
First guest to call was the Bumble Bee,
A7
And he played them a fiddle tune upon his knee.
D
The next to come were the Duck and Drake,
A7
Who ate every crumb of the wedding cake.
D
"Come Miss Mouse, may we have some beer,
A7
That your uncle and I may have some cheer?"
D
"Pray, Mister Frog, will ye sing a song
A7
That's bright and cheery and shan't last long?"
D
"Indeed, Miss Mouse," replied the Frog,
A7
"B cold has made me as hoarse as a hog."
D
"Since a cold in the head has laid you up,
A7
I'll sing you a song that I just made up."
D
The all sat down and started to chat,
A7
When in came the kittens and the cat.
D
The bride, in fright, runs up the wall,
A7
Turns her ankle and down she falls.
D
They all went sailing 'cross the lake
A7
And all got swallowed by a big black snake.
D
And the ones who escaped were one, two, three,
A7
The Frog, the Rat and Miss Mousie.
D
The Mouse and Frog went off to France,
A7
And that's the end of their romance.
D
There's bread and jam upon the shelf,
A7
If you want some, just help yourself.
ALTERNATE ENDING:
D
First to come in were two little ants,
A7
Fixing around to have a dance.
D
Next to come in was a fat sassy lad,
A7
Thinking himself as big as his dad.
D
Thinks himself a man indeed
A7
Because he chews the tobacco weed.
D
And next to come in was a big tomcat,
A7
He swallowed the Frog, and the Mouse and the Rat.
D
Next to come in was a big old snake,
A7
He chased the party into the lake.
D
So that's the end of one, two, three,
A7
The Rat, the Frog, and Miss Mousie.
Enjoy!