by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The tailor and his mouse
Language: English
A tailor had a little mouse Hi diddly um come feedle They lived together in one house Hi diddly um come feedle Hi diddly um come tarum tantum, Through the town of Ramsey, Hi diddly um come over the lea, Hi diddly um come feedle The tailor thought his mouse was ill Hi diddly um come feedle So he gave it half of one blue pill Hi diddly um come feedle Hi diddly um come tarum tantum, Through the town of Ramsey, Hi diddly um come over the lea, Hi diddly um come feedle The tailor thought his mouse would die Hi diddly um come feedle So he baked it in an apple pie Hi diddly um come feedle Hi diddly um come tarum tantum, Through the town of Ramsey, Hi diddly um come over the lea, Hi diddly um come feedle The tailor thought his mouse was dead Hi diddly um come feedle So he bought another in his stead Hi diddly um come feedle Hi diddly um come tarum tantum, Through the town of Ramsey, Hi diddly um come over the lea, Hi diddly um come feedle
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979), "The tailor and his mouse", 1924, published 1925 [ voice, piano and violin ], from Three Old English Songs, no. 3, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-12
Line count: 32
Word count: 189