Photo Needs Words: Froggy & 'sweet William'

[moonsagotunes]

If this pic uploads and is visible enough, you are invited to add some words...a title, a caption, a short (or, lengthy?) poem, etc..

 

This guy has been here before, but, now he has successfully grown some flowers. As you (hopefully) can see, he is playing his squeezebox for a beautiful little 'Sweet William' flower.

[Paul Groff]

Do you know "The Frog" by Hilaire Belloc? I don't know if it would violate copyright to reprint it, but the text is easily found via google.

 

Paul

Edited June 17, 2004 by Paul Groff

[Robin Madge]

Have you come across the tune "Froggie's first jump"? From Home Service I believe but am prepared to be corrected.

 

Robin Madge

[Helen]

And Froggy Goes A'Courtin'.

 

Okay, that's not the exact name, but close.

 

Old time tune.

 

Helen

[Alan Day]

Are you sure this isn`t Trumpton in disguise ?

(See Moths)

I feel a poem coming 0n!!

Al

[JimLucas]

...you are invited to add some words...a title, a caption, a short (or, lengthy?) poem, etc..

I've heard of boxing kangaroos, but a 'boxing frog?

 

Well, here's one try:

Froggie went a-gardenin' and he did ride, um-hmmm.

Froggie went a-gardenin' and he did ride, um-hmmm.

Froggie went a-gardenin' and he did ride,

A concertina by his side, um-hmmm.

 

He rode up to Sweet William's bed, um-hmmm.

He rode up to Sweet William's bed, um-hmmm.

He rode up to Sweet William's bed,

"It's legal in Boston now", he said, um-hmmm.

 

Others are welcome to continue the story.

[JimLucas]

This one's a haiku:

 

Froggie standing tall,

Playing his concertina

Just for Sweet William.

[Rhomylly]

I, personally, do not feel qualified to even TRY to top Jim's entries...

[moonsagotunes]

I, personally, do not feel qualified to even TRY to top Jim's entries...

Well, if you can't top one I guess you could always 'ribbit off...?' Yes, Jim may have won the poetry contest, here...

 

Anyway, here's what's going with this pic, for my copy:

 

Sweet William has no earthly cares

When Froggy plays his merry airs.

 

Paul Groff Posted on Jun 16 2004, 08:30 PM

  Do you know "The Frog" by Hilaire Belloc?

 

Seems like I heard that at some time...glad to find it again, I didn't know who wrote it. Nice site that is, too!

 

Hmmm...I was going to gather up more quotes, but, I'd be responding to too many for now! I'll just say, WHAT A LOT OF FROGGY EDUCATION! Great!

[JimLucas]

And now to the tune of Fiddlers' Green:

[vs. 1]

As I strolled by the garden one morning so bright,

To smell pretty flowers and watch birds in their flight,

There sat a plump frog catching flies with his tongue.

And as he played on his squeezbox, it's this that he sung:

 

[Chorus]

"Dress me up in me suit of bright colors;

No more in the swamps I'll be seen.

For there's nothing more thrillin' than to play for Sweet William

And catch flies in the garden, while the grasses grow green."

 

[vs. 2]

Now, "Grasses Grow Green" is a place, I've heard tell,

Where all of God's creatures together do dwell,

Where it always is springtime, like the first breeze of May,

And the cold frost of winter is far, far away.

 

[Chorus]

 

[vs. 3]

Where the sky's often blue, but there's just enough rain,

And when it has fallen, the sun comes again.

There's no need to fret, or to hurry along,

Just grow, and play tunes, and at times sing a song.

 

[Chorus]

 

[vs. 4]

I don't want a harp, nor a halo, please no,

Just a sunny green garden, where sweet breezes blow,

Where I'll laze through the day, and at times sing a song,

And play on my squeezebox to help it along.

 

[Chorus]

 

[Sandy Winters]

From a different angle, Sweet William was the lover who died for the loss of Barbara Allen. When they were both buried side by side a briar and a rose grew from their graves and intertwined.

[JimLucas]

From a different angle, Sweet William was the lover who died for the loss of Barbara Allen. When they were both buried side by side a briar and a rose grew from their graves and intertwined.

That's Child Ballad #74, "Lady Margaret and Sweet William". And in Child #77, "Sweet William's Ghost", he comes home as a ghost from the war, and she (Margaret again, not Barbara) dies shortly thereafter. But even though Sweet William will wilt without water, I couldn't figure out how to fit either the frog or the concertina into either story.

 

So I parodied something else.

[Henk van Aalten]

As it is not in my native language, I keep it simple:

 

For this lovely, charming flower

I will squeeze with all my power

 

I will push and pull with passion

till we play a "loving session"

[moonsagotunes]

And now to the tune of Fiddlers' Green:

I love it! And now I'll certainly have to learn 'Fiddler's Green' so I can sing this one.

 

Sadly, though, it seems that the 'Sweet William' to which my frog was singing is...gone!!

 

I took a look this morning, and there are other flowers around, but the particular one in the photo isn't there, and there's a broken-off stem. This is very weird, for sure.

 

Hmmm!

[moonsagotunes]

As it is not in my native language, I keep it simple:

...and, well-put! That's a good one.

 

 

I do hope William wasn't pressed between the bellows, though...as mentioned, 'he' is gone today, from that spot!

[JimLucas]

Sadly, though, it seems that the 'Sweet William' to which my frog was singing is...gone!!

Oh, dear! I hope Froggie hasn't been listening to too much Vegan propaganda.

[Henk van Aalten]

Sadly, though, it seems that the 'Sweet William' to which my frog was singing is...gone!!

 

I took a look this morning, and there are other flowers around, but the particular one in the photo isn't there, and there's a broken-off stem. This is very weird, for sure.

Must have been a wild "love session"...

[premo]

Is he playing a frogmarch?