Recorded August 1928
Chubby Parker, vocal and banjo
Originally released on Columbia 15296D 


(alternate titles: Froggie Went A-Courtin'; Froggie Went A-Wooin'; The Frog and Mouse)

Kentuckian Chubby Parker was one of the members of the influential radio program "The National Barn Dance," broadcast over station WLS. (Sponsored by the Sears department store, WLS stood for "world's largest store.") Parker joined the radio program in 1925, a year after it started. Parker played the five-string banjo and sang folk songs on the program "The Barn Dance." His song "Nickety Nackety Now Now Now" was his most popular song on the program and today is the song most associated with him (JEMF Quarterly VII, pg. 3. Autumn 1971). This song is better known by as "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" and is also well known as a children's song.


OTHER RECORDED VERSIONS INCLUDE:
Traditional American Folk: as Froggie Went A-Courtin':  Bradley Kincaid (GEN 6462b); Pleaz Mobey (LC AFSL12a); John Jacob Niles (DSC 6015b, FW 2373c, Gifthorse 10008c); Otis High and Flarrie Griffin (SFW CD 34151c); Almeda Riddle (MNS 203a); Jean Ritchie (CLR 1201a); Robert Russell (BRI 002a); Doc Watson (VG 45/46c,SGH 3786c, VG 73121c, VG 79239c); as Frog Went A-Wooin':  Gail Stoddard Storm (NW 239a). 

Folksong revival: as King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O: Ed Badeaux (SFW CD 3534c); Dick Lourie (SFW CD 7557c); as Froggie Went A-Courtin': George and Gerry Armstrong (SFW CD 2335c); The Beechmonts (TRE 883a); The Dildine Family (Front Hall 02a); Richard Dyer-Bennet (DYB 6000c); Bob Dylan (COL 53200c); Woody Guthrie (ST 54a; SF 40103c); Sam Hinton (SFW CD 7530c); Cisco Houston (SFW CD 7606c); Burl Ives (COL 33183a); Spider John Koerner (RDH 12c); John McCutcheon (JA 003a); Alan Mills (SFW CD 7642c); Jim Nollman (SF 45037d, FW 6118c); Mike and Peggy Seeger
(RND 8001/3c); as Frog Went a Wooin' Go: Jim Douglas (SFW CD 32319c); Alan Mills (SFW CD 7677c); Barbara Moncure (SFW CD 5311c); as The Frog and the Mouse: Richard Dyer-Bennet (ST 2a); as Here's to Chesire, Here's to Cheese:  Pete Seeger (COL 1947a). 

Post revival: Bill Hinkley (RDH 15c).

Country/String Band: as Froggie Went A-Courtin' : Tex Ritter (SHS 520a); Morgan Sexton (JA 0055c). 

Rock: as Frog Went A-Courtin':  Flat Duo Jets (Skyclad 5031c).

Irish: as Froggie Went A-Courtin': The Johnstons (Sequel 1016c). Scottish: as Froggie Went A-Courtin':  Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger (ARG 73a, RVR 12-637a); Robin Williamson (FF 438c).