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 its video debut in Apples & Bananas.

## Lyrics

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 Mrs. 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,

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.

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.

## 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.

## 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!"
* Since Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (TV Series), the song's title is now "Anthony Rowley".
* The song was originally named as "A Frog Went A-Courting".
* The song was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel on April 25th 2017.

## Performances/Appearances

### Album Appearances

* The Wiggles
* Apples & Bananas

### Episode Appearances

* Cowboy Anthony
* Miss Lucy Had a Ducky
* Lachy Can't Sing
* One Big Smile!