"The Tailor and the Mouse" (

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16577) is an English folk song.

Lyrics

There was a tailor had a mouse Hi diddle um come feed-al They lived together in one house Hi diddle um come feed-al ''Chorus (after each verse)'' Hi diddle um come tarum tirum, Through the town of Ramsey, Hi diddle um come over the lea, Hi diddle um come feed-al The tailor thought his mouse was ill Hi diddle um come feed-al He gave him part of a blue pill Hi diddle um come feed-al The tailor thought the mouse would die Hi diddle um come feed-al He baked him in an apple pie Hi diddle um come feed-al The pie was cut, the mouse ran out Hi diddle um come feed-al The tailor chased him all about Hi diddle um come feed-al The tailor found his mouse was dead Hi diddle um come feed-al So he bought another one in his stead Hi diddle um come feed-al

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References

External links

* English folk songs Year of song unknown Fictional tailors Fictional mice and rats {{Song-stub