The Frog He Went a-Courting

The Frog he went a-courting, and in the pond he was drowned;
So did his brother, and was drowned likewise.
Young John the gardener, he went a-courting the frog’s daughter,
And this is how the story goes.
The frog he went a-courting, and to his dear love he said,
"Are you my mother-in-law, or are you my father-in-law?"
Or are you my true love’s sister, with the red, red nose?
She held a cup of liquor up, and drank it for her health,
And it was all for the love of the frog daughter, and her gold, gold ring.
The frog, he went a-courting, and to his dear love he said,
"Will you marry me now, or will you wait a year?”
"It is for the love of the frog’s daughter, and her gold, gold ring.”
The frog, he went a-courting, and to his dear love he said,
"Will you leave your father and mother, or will you leave your little home?”
"I mean to leave my father and mother, and my little home,
And go with you my true love, and live with you always.”
The frog, he went a-courting, and to his dear love he said,
"You must get me a fly, for to eat, and a wind to blow,
And a good strong arm to help me, for to help me to go.”
And so the frog went a-courting, in the month of May,
And it was all for the love of the frog daughter, and her gold, gold ring.