The Frog In The Spring (2nd pos)

by African-American folk song

Type:: Diatonic
Key:: G
Posted by:: WaltP

THE FROG IN THE SPRING 2nd pos
Negro dialect song of the 1840’s
Key: G

 -1    3  3  3     -1   2   2    -1
 -4    6  6  6     -4   5   5    -4
There was a frog, lived in the spring

 3    3   -3” -3” 3  -3” -3 -3”-3”
 6    6   -6  -6  6  -6  -7 -6 -6
Sing-song kit-ty won-cha ki-me-o

-1   3   3  3   -1   2    2   -1
-4   6   6  6   -4   5    5   -4
Had such a cold he could not sing

 3    3   -3” -3” 3  -3” -3 3  3
 6    6   -6  -6  6  -6  -7 6  6
Sing-song kit-ty won-cha ki-me-o

-3 -4  -4 -4   -3  -4  -4
-7 -8  -8 -8   -7  -8  -8
Ki-mo, ky-mo, where-o-where

-4 4   4  -3 -3  -3” -3” -3” -3”
-8 7   7  -7 -7  -6  -6  -6  -6
Me-he, me-hi and in come Sal-ly

 -1  -1    3    3    3  3   -1  -1
 -4  -4    6    6    6  6   -4  -4
Sing-ing, sing-song pen-ny whis-tle

 3    3    3  3  -1
 6    6    6  6  -4
Sing-song pus-sy cat

 3    3   -3” -3” 3  -3” -3 3  3
 6    6   -6  -6  6  -6  -7 6  6
Sing-song kit-ty won-cha ki-me-o