The Tailor and the Mouse (Traditional)
- There was a tailor had a mouse
Hi diddle un-come feedle.
They lived together in one house
Hi diddle un-come feedle.
Chor) Hi diddle un-come ta-rum tantum
Through the town of Ramsey
Hi diddle un-come over the lea
Hi diddle un-come feedle.
- The tailor thought his mouse was ill, Hi diddle(etc)
He gave him part of a blue pill, Hi diddle (etc)
Chor) (again)
- The tailor thought his mouse would die, Hi diddle(etc)
He baked him in an apple pie, Hi diddle(etc)
Chor) (again)
- The pie was cut, the mouse ran out, Hi diddle(etc)
The tailor followed him all about, Hi diddle(etc)
Chor) (again)
- The tailor found his mouse was dead, Hi diddle(etc)
So he caught another in his stead, Hi diddle(etc)
Chor) (again)
( Unknown/anonymous author )
(original Whinchat recording from 1974)