Traditional Scottish Folk
Frog in the Well
[Verse 1]
There was a frog lived in the well
"Hi Ho" said Roly
There was a frog lived in the well
And a merry mouse in the dell
With me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 2]
Said the frog "I must go court"
"Hi Ho" said Roly
Said the frog "I must go court
With my bayonet and my sword"
With me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 3]
Little Miss Mouse was having her tea
"Hi ho" said Roly
Little Miss Mouse was having her tea
Says he "Miss Mouse, would ya marry me"
With me roly poly cabbage and spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 4]
"Where will the wedding be?"
"Hi Ho" said Roly
"Where will the wedding be?"
"At the foot of an ivy tree"
With me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 5]
Now we're all in very good cheer
"Hi Ho" said Roly
Now we're all in very good cheer
If we had some music here
With me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 6]
In came the bumblebee
"Hi Ho" said Roly
In came the bumblebee
With a fiddle on his knee
With me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Instrumental]
[Verse 7]
Now we're all in very good cheer
"Hi Ho" said Roly
Now we're all in very good cheer
If we had some dancin' here
With me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 8]
In came the butterfly
"Hi ho" said Roly
In came the butterfly
And she plans to dance all night
Me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 9]
The next on the floor was Uncle Rat
"Hi ho" said Roly
The next on the floor was Uncle Rat
He up and danced a jig on the mat
With me roly poly cabbage and spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 10]
Frog jumped up with a terrible fright
"Hi Ho" said Roly
Frog jumped up with a terrible fright
Doffed his hat and said good night
Me Roly-Poly Cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly
[Verse 11]
As the frog was crossin' the stream
"Hi Ho" said Roly
As the frog was crossin' the stream
A big duck came and gobbled him up
Me Roly-Poly cabbage and Spinach
Me piper and me Roly