The centuries-old children's song closes the album at more than six minutes.
The words
A frog courts a mouse, and the wedding party ends badly.
In this centuries-old children's song, a frog rides out to court a mouse, asks her uncle for permission to marry, and a wedding feast follows with a parade of animal guests. The festivities end in chaos when hungry predators arrive and scatter the party. Dylan tells the tale patiently, verse after verse, treating its nonsense with a straight face that makes it both funny and faintly sad. Sung alone over acoustic guitar, it closes the album at more than six minutes.
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The words
A frog courts a mouse, and the wedding party ends badly.
In this centuries-old children's song, a frog rides out to court a mouse, asks her uncle for permission to marry, and a wedding feast follows with a parade of animal guests. The festivities end in chaos when hungry predators arrive and scatter the party. Dylan tells the tale patiently, verse after verse, treating its nonsense with a straight face that makes it both funny and faintly sad. Sung alone over acoustic guitar, it closes the album at more than six minutes.
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