Frog Went A-Courting - Recordings

Recordings

The song has been recorded by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and many others. Folk singer Burl Ives performed perhaps the most well-known and kid-friendly version, in which Frog and Miss Mousie are wed.

• Thomas Ravenscroft version (1611)
  • "T. Ravenscroft: Songs, Rounds and Catches," Consort of Musicke, Rooley
  • "Cakes and Ale - Catches and Partsongs", Pro Cantione Antiqua, Mark Brown
• Albert Beale, "A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go" (on "Folk Songs of Britain, Vol. X: Animal Songs")
• Brothers Four, "Frogg" (Columbia Records single, 1961), US #32; also sequel, "Frogg No. 2" on LP The Brothers Four Song Book (Columbia, 1961)
• Blind Willie McTell, "Hillbilly Willie's Blues", uses the tune of "Frog".
• Anne, Zeke, and Judy Canova (as "Juliet Canova"), "Frog Went A-Courtin'" (Brunswick 264, 1928; on "The Story that the Crow Told Me, Vol. 2" (2000))
• Elizabeth Cronin, "Uncle Rat Went Out to Ride" (on "Folk Songs of Britain, Vol. X: Animal Songs")
• Drusilla Davis, "Frog Went A-Courting" (AFS 347 B, 1935)
• Danny Dell And The Trends, "Froggy Went A Courting" (Rockin' RR160 single, 1960)
• Excepter "Knock Knock" (or "KK") on the Carrots single.
• Flat Duo Jets, "Frog Went A Courtin'" on "Go Go Harlem Baby" (1991)
• Otis High & Flarrie Griffin, "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" (on "Hand-Me-Down Music -- Old Songs, Old Friends: 1 -- Traditional Music of Union County, North Carolina" (1979))
• Bradley Kincaid, "Froggie Went A Courting" (Silvertone 5188, 1927; Supertone 9209, 1928)
• Adolphus Le Ruez,"The Frog and the Mouse" (on "Folk Songs of Britain, Vol. X: Animal Songs")
• Pleaz Mobley, "Froggie Went A-Courting" (AFS; on LC12)
• Chubby Parker, "King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O" (Columbia 15296D, 1928; on Anthology of American Folk Music, CrowTold01) (Supertone 9731, 1930) (Conqueror 7889, 1931)
• Annie Paterson, "The Frog and the Mouse" (on "Folk Songs of Britain, Vol. X: Animal Songs")
• Unknown artist(s), "A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go" (Harper-Columbia 1162, c. 1919)
• John Jacob Niles, "The Frog Went Courting" (on "American Folk & Gambling Songs", 1956)
• Dorothy Olsen (the Singing Schoolteacher), "Frog Went A-Courtin'" (children's record, RCA/Bluebird WBY-54)(1956)
• Shug Fisher, "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" (In MGM "Tom and Jerry" cartoon "Pecos Pest", 1955)
• Tom Tall, "Froggy Went A-Courting" (1958)
• Elvis Presley, "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" (on "Walk a Mile in My Shoes - The Essential 70's Masters", 1970)
• Tex Ritter, "Froggy Went A-Courtin'" (on "American Legend", 1973)
• The Wiggles, "A Froggy He Would A-Wooing Goo" (on "The Wiggles", 1991)
• Bob Dylan, "Froggie Went a Courtin'" (on Good as I Been to You, 1992)
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O," B-side to the single "Henry Lee" (1996)
• Laurie Berkner, "Froggie Went a-Courtin'" on Victor Vito (1999)
• Dan Zanes, "King Kong Kitchie" (Festival Five Records, 2000)
• Mike Oldfield, "Froggy Went A-Courting" (on Mike Oldfield's Single, UK edition, 1974)
• Altan, "Uncle Rat" (on The Blue Idol) (2002)
• The Can Kickers, "Froggy Went A Courtin'" on Mountain Dudes (2003)
• Bruce Springsteen, "Froggie Went a Courtin'" (on We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, 2006)
• Marc Gunn, "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" (on "A Tribute to Love", 2008)
• Laura Veirs, "King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O" (on "Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children", 2011)
• Over 150 recorded versions are listed on the "Seeger Sessions" website
• Tom Scott "Froggie Went A Courtin" Signature record number 15098 78 RPM
• French adaptation by Claude François : "Monsieur Crapaud" (Mister Toad) (1975)
• Suzy Bogguss, "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" (on "American Folk Songbook", 2011)

Elizabeth Mitchell "Froggie Went A-Courtin' on Blue Clouds 2012