Comments on: Origin of the Song “Little Green Frog” http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/ Exchanging ideas about learning, music, community, and culture. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Em http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-21017 Em Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:51:52 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-21017 This is the version of the little green frog song I'm familiar with: mmm AH went the little green frog one day "mmm AH" went the little green frog "mmm AH" went the little green frog one day and his eyes went "mmm AH" too "Toot toot" went the big bed truck one day "Split splat" went the little green frog And his eyes wouldn't go "mmm AH" anymore 'cause he got "sluuuuuurped" by a dog "arf arf"! This is the version of the little green frog song I’m familiar with:

mmm AH went the little green frog one day
“mmm AH” went the little green frog
“mmm AH” went the little green frog one day and his eyes went “mmm AH” too

“Toot toot” went the big bed truck one day
“Split splat” went the little green frog
And his eyes wouldn’t go “mmm AH” anymore
’cause he got “sluuuuuurped” by a dog “arf arf”!

]]> By: Froggie http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-20788 Froggie Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:51:47 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-20788 Hello All, Just been searching the web as i was trying to find a book with the lyrics of the frog song, as i know it. The version i know is as follows: and as you say mmm-mmm you close your eyes for the first mmm and then open them and stick your tongue out for the 2nd mmm. Mmm-mmm went the little green frog one day Mmm-mmm went the little green frog Mmm-mmm went the little green frog one day and they all went mmm(close eyes)-mmm(open eyes stick tongue out)-mmm(close eyes) But we know frogs go tra la la la la (wave hands in the air whilst singing the tra la bit) tra la la la la, tra la la la la But we know frogs go tra la la la la They dont go mmm mmm mmm Hello All,

Just been searching the web as i was trying to find a book with the lyrics of the frog song, as i know it. The version i know is as follows: and as you say mmm-mmm you close your eyes for the first mmm and then open them and stick your tongue out for the 2nd mmm.

Mmm-mmm went the little green frog one day
Mmm-mmm went the little green frog
Mmm-mmm went the little green frog one day
and they all went mmm(close eyes)-mmm(open eyes stick tongue out)-mmm(close eyes)

But we know frogs go tra la la la la
(wave hands in the air whilst singing the tra la bit)
tra la la la la, tra la la la la

But we know frogs go tra la la la la
They dont go mmm mmm mmm

]]> By: Dinorawr http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-20431 Dinorawr Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:47:46 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-20431 The version i learned is: mmm ah went the little green frog one day mmm ah went the little green frog mmm ah went the little green frog one day and his eyes went mmm ah mmm ah mmm mmm ah beep beep went the big red truck one day squish squish went the little green frog his eyes don't go mmm ah anymore cuz they both got eaten by a dog WOOF WOOF :evil: The version i learned is:
mmm ah went the little green frog one day
mmm ah went the little green frog
mmm ah went the little green frog one day
and his eyes went mmm ah mmm ah mmm mmm ah

beep beep went the big red truck one day
squish squish went the little green frog
his eyes don’t go mmm ah anymore
cuz they both got eaten by a dog WOOF WOOF :evil:

]]> By: sarah http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-20039 sarah Sun, 08 May 2011 16:42:55 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-20039 i woke up with this song in my head and was singin it to my 4 month old. i have no idea where i learned it, but its like ive known it my whole life. haha. we sing the boom boom one. i woke up with this song in my head and was singin it to my 4 month old. i have no idea where i learned it, but its like ive known it my whole life. haha. we sing the boom boom one.

]]> By: Dread http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19784 Dread Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:09:22 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19784 I know: Mmm AH went the little green frog one day Mmm AH went the little green frog Mmm AH went the little green frog one day And his eyes went mmm mmm AH! Now we all know frogs go *clap* La-di-da-di-da *clap* La-di-da-di-da *clap* La-di-da-di-da We all know frogs go *clap* La-di-da-di-da They don't go mmm mmm AH! Honk-honk went the big red truck one day Split-splat went the little green frog Now his eyes don't go mmm AH! anymore, 'cause they got licked up by the dog! (arf arf) I know:

Mmm AH went the little green frog one day
Mmm AH went the little green frog
Mmm AH went the little green frog one day
And his eyes went mmm mmm AH!

Now we all know frogs go *clap* La-di-da-di-da
*clap* La-di-da-di-da
*clap* La-di-da-di-da
We all know frogs go *clap* La-di-da-di-da
They don’t go mmm mmm AH!

Honk-honk went the big red truck one day
Split-splat went the little green frog
Now his eyes don’t go mmm AH! anymore, ’cause they got licked up by the dog! (arf arf)

]]> By: MM http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19780 MM Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:49:09 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19780 Someone asked for music and I found a version on google. The lyrics match what my grandmother taught me growing up in Denver, Colorado. "Gat Goon" is what we always sang and when I was a child we always got down her ceramic green frog with big eyes and eye lashes to sing along. Great memories. The source of this version is http:/www.nashvilleoldtime.org - they have sheet music in doc and pdf format and there is a fancy fiddle recording in mp3 and midi. http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon%20Went%20The%20Little%20Green%20Frog.mp3 http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon.mid http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon.doc http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon.pdf Someone asked for music and I found a version on google. The lyrics match what my grandmother taught me growing up in Denver, Colorado. “Gat Goon” is what we always sang and when I was a child we always got down her ceramic green frog with big eyes and eye lashes to sing along. Great memories.

The source of this version is http:/www.nashvilleoldtime.org – they have sheet music in doc and pdf format and there is a fancy fiddle recording in mp3 and midi.

http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon%20Went%20The%20Little%20Green%20Frog.mp3

http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon.mid

http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon.doc

http://www.nashvilleoldtime.org/Tunes%20-%20Listen%20and%20Learn/tunepackages/Gat%20Goon.pdf

]]> By: Craig http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19775 Craig Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:30:44 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19775 Ours, (Camp Toccoa, circa mid-1980's) was: Mmm Ah (blink and stick your tongue out) went the little green frog one day Mmm Ah (blink and stick your tongue out) went the little green frog Mmm Ah (blink and stick your tongue out) went the little green frog one day All the other frogs went Mmm ah mmm (blink, stick your tongue out, blink) All the other frogs went Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah, (do a little shuffle dance with fists waving in front of chest) Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah (keep dancing, maybe spin around) Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah (keep dancing!) All the other frogs went Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah, (do a short shuffle dance) One little frog went Mmm ah mmm (blink, stick tongue out, blink) Ours, (Camp Toccoa, circa mid-1980′s) was:

Mmm Ah (blink and stick your tongue out) went the little green frog one day
Mmm Ah (blink and stick your tongue out) went the little green frog
Mmm Ah (blink and stick your tongue out) went the little green frog one day
All the other frogs went Mmm ah mmm (blink, stick your tongue out, blink)

All the other frogs went Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah, (do a little shuffle dance with fists waving in front of chest)
Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah (keep dancing, maybe spin around)
Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah (keep dancing!)
All the other frogs went Boo-dah dee-dah dee-dah, (do a short shuffle dance)

One little frog went Mmm ah mmm (blink, stick tongue out, blink)

]]> By: Mike Whitla http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19774 Mike Whitla Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:04:22 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19774 Sydney and Shannon. That's gross!! but I like it. Sydney and Shannon.

That’s gross!! but I like it.

]]> By: Sydney http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19773 Sydney Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:03:13 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19773 this is how i learned it: mmm ahh went the little green frog one day. mmm ahh went the little green frog, mmm ahh went the little green frog one day and his eyes went mmm ahh too. honk honk went the big black truck one day. split splat when the little green frog, and his eyes didn't go mmm ahh anymore cuz he got licked up by a dog arf arf! (: this is how i learned it:
mmm ahh went the little green frog one day. mmm ahh went the little green frog, mmm ahh went the little green frog one day and his eyes went mmm ahh too. honk honk went the big black truck one day. split splat when the little green frog, and his eyes didn’t go mmm ahh anymore cuz he got licked up by a dog arf arf! (:

]]> By: Shannon http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19769 Shannon Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:06:09 +0000 http://www.rainbowsongs.com/mikeblog/2007/04/08/origin-of-the-song-little-green-frog/#comment-19769 This is the version I learned at Camp Hahobas in Tahuya, WA about 12 years ago. Based on prior posts, it looks like this might be an alteration of earlier versions. Mmm- mmm went the little green frog one day, Mmm- mmm went the little green frog, Mmm- mmm went the little green frog one day, And we all went mmm- mmm- ahh Now all the frogs go, (clap) la di da di da, (clap) La di da di da, (clap) la di da di da, Now all the frogs go, (clap) La di da di da, Instead of mmm- mmm- ahh Mmm- mmm went the little green frog one day, Honk- honk went the big bad truck, Squish- squish went the little green frog one day, And we all went mmm- mmm- YUCK! Now all the frogs go, (clap) la di da di da, (clap) La di da di da, (clap) la di da di da, Now all the frogs go, (clap) La di da di da, Instead of mmm- mmm- ahh This is the version I learned at Camp Hahobas in Tahuya, WA about 12 years ago. Based on prior posts, it looks like this might be an alteration of earlier versions.

Mmm- mmm went the little green frog one day,
Mmm- mmm went the little green frog,
Mmm- mmm went the little green frog one day,
And we all went mmm- mmm- ahh

Now all the frogs go, (clap) la di da di da,
(clap) La di da di da, (clap) la di da di da,
Now all the frogs go, (clap) La di da di da,
Instead of mmm- mmm- ahh

Mmm- mmm went the little green frog one day,
Honk- honk went the big bad truck,
Squish- squish went the little green frog one day,
And we all went mmm- mmm- YUCK!

Now all the frogs go, (clap) la di da di da,
(clap) La di da di da, (clap) la di da di da,
Now all the frogs go, (clap) La di da di da,
Instead of mmm- mmm- ahh

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