Nursery Rhyme. Clxxiii. Songs Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD BACD ECEEC FCFFC ACAAC GCGHC HCHIC GCGIC JCJKC KCKJCD

The music to the following song with different words is given in 'Melismata ' to Lond See also the 'Pills to Purge Melancholy ' vol i p The well known song 'A frog he would a wooing go ' appears to have been borrowed from this See Dauney's 'Ancient Scottish Melodies ' p The story is of old date and in there was licensed 'A most strange weddinge of the frogge and the mouse ' as appears from the books of the Stationers' Company quoted in Warton's Hist Engl Poet ed vol iii pA
-
There was a frog liv'd in a wellB
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
There was a frog liv'd in a wellB
Kitty alone and ID
-
There was a frog liv'd in a wellB
And a farce mouse in a mill merryA
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
Kitty alone and ID
-
This frog he would a wooing rideE
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
This frog he would a wooing rideE
And on a snail he got astrideE
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
-
He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hallF
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hallF
And there he did both knock and callF
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
-
Quoth he Miss Mouse I'm come to theeA
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
Quoth he Miss Mouse I'm come to theeA
To see if thou canst fancy meA
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
-
Quoth she answer I'll give you noneG
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
Quoth she answer I'll give you noneG
Until my uncle Rat come homeH
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
-
And when her uncle Rat came homeH
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
And when her uncle Rat came homeH
Who's been here since I've been goneI
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
-
Sir there's been a worthy gentlemanG
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
Sir there's been a worthy gentlemanG
That's been here since you've been goneI
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
-
The frog he came whistling through the brookJ
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
The frog he came whistling through the brookJ
And there he met with a dainty duckK
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
-
This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluckK
Kitty alone Kitty aloneC
This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluckK
So there's an end of my history bookJ
Cock me cary Kitty aloneC
Kitty alone and ID

Unknown



Rate:
(1)



Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme

Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation


Write your comment about Nursery Rhyme. Clxxiii. Songs poem by Unknown


 

Recent Interactions*

This poem was read 1 times,

This poem was added to the favorite list by 0 members,

This poem was voted by 0 members.

(* Interactions only in the last 7 days)

New Poems

Popular Poets