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Louis Lowe, of Taylor, Williamson County, Texas. He says he has sung the song as long as he can remember, and he is now in his fifties. He was born and reared in West Texas near San Angelo, but his parents came from Alabama and Mississippi. His version is as follows: 1 Frog went a-courtin', he did ride, Rigtum butty middy kimo, Page 27 Sword and a pistol by his side, Rigtum butty middy kimo. 11 2 What shall the wedding supper be? Two butter-beans and a black-eyed pea. 3 First come in was a flying moth, For to spread the tablecloth.
46-50). Mr. John Harrington Cox in his Folk-Songs of the South (1924) prints three versions, with three burdens, Tappin,' M-m-m-huh, and Tid-e-ra-e-ral, tid-e-ra-e-ral, dingdong-de-day respectively. He notes four other versions and gives To diddle de dum, To diddle de dum as burden for one of these (pp. 470-473). Frog went a-courting, and he did ride, With a sword and pistol at his side, Eh-heh. 2 He rode up to Miss Mouse's door Where often he had been before. 3 He rode up to Miss Mouse's hall, And loudly tapped and loud did call.
9 The next fine guest was a bumblebee, With his fiddle on his knee. 10 While they were all a-eatin' supper, The cat came and made 'em all scatter. 11 The frog he jumped into a lake, And there was swallowed by a big black snake. 12 The mousie hid upon a shelf, And if you want any more, you may sing it yourself. Page 32 (11) The seventh example of the C type is a fragment coming from New York via Connecticut. Professor Thad Riker, of the History Department of the University of Texas, heard a maiden aunt sing this version in his childhood and recalls a few stanzas with the tune.