A frog he would a wooing go,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
A frog he would a wooing go,
whether his mother would let him or no.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

So off he set with his opera hat,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
So off he set with his opera hat
And on the way he met with a rat.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

"Pray, Mr Rat, will you come with me?,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
Pray Mr Rat will you come with me,
kind Mrs Mousey for to see?
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

They came to the door of Mousey's hall,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
They came to the door of Mousey's hall,
They gave a loud knock and they gave a loud call
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

"Pray Mrs Mouse,are you within?"
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
"Pray Mrs Mouse are you within?"
"Oh yes kind sirs, I'm sitting to spin".
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh ,ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

Pray Mrs Mouse will you give us some beer?,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
"Pray Mrs Mouse will you give us some beer?
For Ratty and I are fond of good cheer."
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

Pray Mr Frog will you give us a song?,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
"Pray Mr Frog will you give us a song?
Let it be something that's not very long."
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

Indeed Mrs Mouse, replied Mr Frog,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
Indeed Mrs Mouse, replied Mr Frog
I have a cold, I'm as hoarse as a dog.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

But while they were a merry-making,
"Heigh, ho!" says Rowley.
But while they were a merry-making
A cat and her kittens came tumbling in.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,
"Heigh,ho!" says Rowley.
The cat she seized the rat by the crown
The kittens, they pulled the little mouse down.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

This gave Mr Frog a terrible fright,
"Heigh,ho!" says Rowley.
This gave Mr Frog a terrible fright
He picked up his hat and he bid them good-night.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

Yet as he was crossing over a brook,
"Heigh,ho!" says Rowley.
Yet as he was crossing over a brook
A lily-white duck came and gobbled him up.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.

So there was an end of one, two, and three,
"Heigh,ho!" says Rowley.
So there was an end of one, two, and three
The rat, the mouse and the little froggy.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach.
"Heigh, ho!" says Anthony Rowley.