King Kong Kitchee Ki-Mi-O Lyrics

[Intro]
(Can you turn me up a bit?)
King kong kitchee kitchee ki-mi-o [4 times and throughout song]

[Verse 1]
Well frog went a-courtin' and he did ride
With a sword and a pistol by his side
And he rode 'til he came to Miss Mouse's door
And then he knelt right down upon the floor
He said, "Little Miss Mouse, will you marry me
Way down yonder in the hollow tree
With an owl and a bat and a bumblebee?"

(Shoop shoop, shoop shoop)

[Verse 2]
Miss Mouse had suitors, three or four
And they came rushing through the door
Well they grabbed Miss Mouse and began to fight
In the hollow tree; it was a terrible night

Yeah, "Little Miss Mouse, will you marry me
Way down yonder in the hollow tree

With an owl and a bat and a bumblebee?"
Yeah! Yeah!

[Verse 3]
Mr Frog threw her suitors to the floor
And with his sword and his pistol he killed them all

And they went to the vicar the very next day
And they left on their honeymoon right away
Oh glory, glory, glory be
Way down yonder in the hollow tree
With an owl and a bat and a bumblebee

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' “King Kong Kitchee Ki-Mi-O” is a rendition of a folk song that dates as far back as the mid-1500’s more commonly known as “Frog Went A-Courting.” It was released as a B-side to “Henry Lee,” the second single off of Cave’s 1996 album, Murder Ballads. It was later released on the 2005 compilation B-Sides & Rarities, as well as the 2011 re-release of Murder Ballads.

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