Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
He had a nick-nack-nack by his side, A-hu, A-hu, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
He had a nick-nack-nack by his side, A-hu, A-hu, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
He had a nick-nack-nack by his side, A-hu, A-hu, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
He had a nick-nack-nack by his side, A-hu, A-hu, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
He had a nick-nack-nack by his side, A-hu, A-hu, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, A-hu
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
He had old Jerry by his side, A-hu, A-hu, Oh yeah.
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Aveva un gingillo al suo fianco, A-uh, A-uh,A-uh
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Aveva un gingillo al suo fianco, A-uh, A-uh,A-uh
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Aveva un gingillo al suo fianco, A-uh, A-uh,A-uh
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Aveva un gingillo al suo fianco, A-uh, A-uh,A-uh
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Aveva un gingillo al suo fianco, A-uh, A-uh,A-uh
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata, A-hu
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata,
Simile ad una rana fece la corte ad una donna ed una cavalcata,
Aveva il vecchio Jerry al suo fianco, A-uh, A-uh, Oh sì.
si tratta di un’improvvisazione eseguita da Elvis durante le prove per “That’s the way it is”.
STORIA DELLA CANZONE: il brano venne registrato per la prima volta nel febbraio del 1928 da Bradley Kincaid per la label “Silvertone”.
Questa canzone è nota anche con i seguenti titoli: “Frog Went A-Courting”, “A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go”, “The Frog’s Courtship”, “The Frog and the Mouse”, “It was a frog in a well”, “There Was a Puggie in a Well”, “There Lived a Puddie in the Well”, “The Frog’s Wooing”.
Ecco il testo originale:
“There was a frog lived in a well, Kitty alone, Kitty alone; There was a frog lived in a well; Kitty alone and I ! There was a frog lived in a well And a merry mouse in a mill.
Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. This frog he would a-wooing ride, Kitty alone, Kitty alone; This frog he would a-wooing ride, And on a snail he got astride, Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse Hall, Kitty alone, Kitty alone; He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse Hall, And there he did both knock and call. Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. Quoth he, “Miss Mouse, I’m come to thee,” Kitty alone, Kitty alone; Quoth he, “Miss Mouse, I’m come to thee To see if thou canst fancy me.” Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. Quoth she, “Answer I’ll give you none,” Kitty alone, Kitty alone; Quoth she, “Answer I’ll give you none Until my Uncle Rat comes home.” Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. And when her Uncle Rat came home, Kitty alone, Kitty alone; And when her Uncle Rat came home: “Who’s been here since I’ve been gone?”. Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. “Sir, there’s been a worthy gentleman,” Kitty alone, Kitty alone; Sir, there’s been a worthy gentleman, That’s been here since you’ve been gone.” Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. The frog he came whistling through the brook, Kitty alone, Kitty alone; The frog he came whistling through the brook, And there he met with a dainty duck. Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. This duck she swallowed him up with a pluck, Kitty alone, Kitty alone; This duck she swallowed him up with a pluck, So there’s the end of my history-book. Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I”.
“There’s always me, volume 4”. 1996, 2 CD.
“Animal instinct”. 1997, CD.
“The cream of Culver City”. 1998, CD.
“Twenty days and twenty nights”. 2004, CD.
“Plugged in & geared up”. 2009, CD.