A frog .....

he would a woo-ing go
Heigh ho said Rowley

and this one did a spectacular leap out of a tray of plants in the market today and landed in the middle of the road at my feet; don't know who was more surprised - him or me?!! My prince in frog-disguise I thought, but couldn't bend down that far to give him a kiss!!

With a Rowley,
powley, gammon, and spinach,
Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.


(This song is one of the different variants of the song "Frog Went A-Courting" a very old English folk song with Scottish origins. The first known record was in Scots as "The frog came to the myl dur" in ''Wedderburn"s Complaynt of Scotland'' in 1548.
The song tells a story about a frog who rides to ask Miss Mouse if she would marry him. Miss Mouse needs to ask permission from her Uncle Rat before the two can work out details of the wedding.
The song has been covered by Elvis Presley, Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan amongst others. It has also featured in an episode of The Muppet Show.)

Not been a particularly nice day again today but no rain for the marketeers, I'm glad to say.