Froggy Went ‘A Courtin’
November 26, 2009
Arthur in Washington writes:
A most Joyous Thanksgiving to you folks!
I couldn’t get down the road to see my family this year because of the demands of my work. They raised a glass I sang them this song.
Not a good technical rendition but valuable one day for it’s historic importance.Take care and God Bless!
November 27, 2009 at 3:29 am
Phew! That was just in the nick of time, thank you. I had just started going into some pretty heavy Art withdrawal symptoms. I feel fine, now.
I hope that you get down that road soon, Art.
November 27, 2009 at 5:50 am
Yeah! I love this song, really made me smile Authur, thanks for sharing. )
November 27, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Excellant Art. well done.
November 27, 2009 at 12:48 pm
What Cedric Down Under Says!
A smile brought out of me by Art is always a blessed thing indeed! I love the amount of fun you were having!
November 27, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Thanks all. I thought this song was fairly obscure but I see that there are nearly 1600 renditions of it on YouTube alone. I’m beginning to feel a connection to this music. Maybe it shows. On another level as I grew into a young adult I had contempt for songs that I learned as a child. I thought them silly and stupid. Lately, I have come to understand that the reason I learned them as a child is that they were still around; in the folk tratidion; timeless or archetypal somehow. I’ve been playing “Yankee Doodle”,”Pop Goes the Weasel” things that played on the jack-in-the-box when you cranked the handle. Having a blast. Maybe silly and stupid isn’t such a bad thing except in traffic.
November 27, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Wow, that voice gets me every time. Great job, Art!
November 28, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I really enjoyed this. A wonderful voice and solid frailing!
November 29, 2009 at 9:46 am
I love this song too Art. Those simple kids songs are great!