Uh, hey let me sing you
another song
that you may have heard in
a different way.
Over in England again there was a
farmer.
He had a big bushy beard
an d a bald head
and he raised apples and pear trees
and he loved to sing
as he was striding up and down
between his rows of fruit trees
an d he'd made up his own
version of an old song.
You've probably heard Old
Froggy went according,
but he's, this is a different way,
he made up some new words to it.
Oh, there was a little frog
lived in a well,
ding -dang -dong go the wedding bells,
and a pretty little mouse
lived under a mill,
ding -dang -dong go
the wedding bells.
Here's to Cheshire,
here's to cheese,
here's to the pears and the apple trees,
and here's to the
I'm going move this mic a little forward
so the mic won't cut me right in
half up there.
Then the people up in the balcony
don't have to see
me dodging that.
Now, Froggy went a -courtin'
and he did ride.
Ding, dang, dong, go the wedding bells.
Now, Miss Mouse, you must decide.
Ding, dang, dong,
go the wedding bells.
Here's to Cheshire,
here's to cheese,
here's to the pears and the apple trees,
and here's to the lovely strawberries.
Ding, dang, dong, go the wedding bells.
I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat.
Ding, dang, dong, go the wedding bells.
and see what he does say to that.
Ding, dang,
dong go the wedding bells.
Here's to Cheshire,
here's to cheese,
here's to the pears and the apple trees,
and here's to the lovely strawberries.
Ding, dang,
dong go the wedding bells.
Well, Uncle Rat says,
I'm much afraid.
Ding, dang, dong, go the wedding bells.
If you don't marry Froggy,
you're going to die an old maid.
Ding, dang,
dong, go the wedding bells.
Here's to Cheshire,
here's to cheese.
Here's to the pears and the
apple trees.
And here's to the lovely
strawberries.
Well, open the oysters,
spill the champagne
Ding -dang -dong, go
the wedding bells
Never will there be such a feast
again
Ding -dang -dong, go the
wedding bells
Here's to Cheshire, here's to cheese
Here's to the pears and the apple trees
And here's to the lovely strawberries
Ding, dang, dong, go the wedding bells
But as they were going it hot and strong
Ding, dang,
dong, go the wedding bells
The good grey cat came
prowling along
Ding, dong, go the wedding bells
Here's to Cheshire,
here's to cheese
Here's to the pears and the apple trees
An d here's to the lovely strawberries
Ding, dang, dong,
go the wedding bells
She sprang through the window
right out of the yard
Ding, dang, dong, go the wedding bells
She didn't bring no invitation card
Ding, dong, go the wedding bells
Here's to Cheshire, here's
to cheese
Here's to the pears and the apple trees
An d here's to the lovely strawberries
Ding, dong go the wedding bells
Now Uncle Rat like a hero stood
Ding, dang, dong go the wedding bells
Puss wet her whiskers in his blood
Ding, dong go the wedding bells
Here's to Cheshire, here's to cheese
Here's to the pears and the apple trees,
an d here's to the lovely strawberries.
Ding -dang -dong
go the wedding bells.
Now Miss Mousy made a dive for a crack.
Ding -dang -dong go the wedding
bells.
Puss made a pounce and he broke
her back.
Ding -dang -dong go
the wedding bells.
Here's to Cheshire,
here's to cheese,
here's to the pears and the apple trees,
and here's to the lovely strawberries.
Dink and donk go the rainbows.
Now where was the valiant
frog the while?
Dink and donk go the rainbows.
He just about broke the four -minute mile.
Ding, dang, dong go the wedding bells
Here's to Chester, here's to Cheeks
Here's to the pears and the apple tree
And here's to the lovely strawberries
Ding, dong go the wedding bells
Now this is the end of him and her
Ding, dong go the wedding
bells
There won't be no tadpoles
covered in fur.
Ring -a -ling -a -ling -a -ling -ling -a
-ling -bells.
Here's to Cheshire,
here's to cheese,
Here's to the lark and the apple tree,
And here's to the lovely
strawberries.
Ring -a -ling -a -ling -a -ling -a -a -bells.
Thank you. Thank you.
Pete Seeger 
