The Mouse

Once upon a time, a purdy little mouse sat in her window full of flowers, watchin' the folk pass by below, looking like a purdy bouquet all wrapped in them blue ribbons that she wore. And what do you know, but along comes a rooster and is so struck by the window display, well, it's love at first sight, and he says: "Little Mouse, Little Mouse, the heart of your bouquet, with a your purdy ribbons, will you marry me? and the Mouse says: - Tell me can you sing? And so the Cock sings - Cockadoodle doo! Cockadoodle Doo! - Ay! Enough! Enough! That's frightening to me! Then what do you know but along comes a chicken and she sees her beauty and says? - Little Mouse, Little Mouse, the heart of your bouquet, will you marry me? - Tell me can you sing? And the hen sings - Buck, Buck, BaGock! - Ay! Enough! Enough! That's frightening to me! And then who passes by but a dog and he sees Mousey in her bouquet, and now he gets enamored and says: - Little Mouse, Little mouse, the heart of your bouquet, will you marry me? - Tell me can you sing? and the dog sings - Woof! Woof! Woof! And scared to death, the Little Mouse replies - Ay! Enough! Enough! That's frightening to me! And then an ox comes along and asks the same question too. And the Little Mouse says: - Tell me can you sing? and the Ox sings - Moo... Moo... - Ay! Enough! Enough! that's frightening to me! And so all the animals passed under her window; all gettin' smitten and asking for her hand, but all totally terrifying her. Until finally a little cat comes by and spots her window, and he likes what he sees so he says: - Little Mouse, Little Mouse, the heart of your bouquet, with your pretty ribbons, will you marry me? - Tell me can you sing? - Meow, meow. - Ay! Come up! Come up!, that's enchanting me me! And up jumps the little cat and she looked so purdy and fat, he's thinkin', as purdy as can be; and just like that he eats her.