The Tailor and the Mouse

"The Tailor and the Mouse" (Roud 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

Recordings

 * Sweet England, Shirley Collins, 1959
 * Folksongs, Alfred Deller, 1972
 * Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck and Other Children's Favorites, Burl Ives, 1959
 * There Was a Man Lived in the Moon, Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone), arranged by Andrew Ford, 2015