There Was a Little Mouse
There Was a Little Mouse
Children's Song
There was a little Mouse that lived in a mill
Ring dum body mo ki mo
And when you'd sick* him he'd be still
Ring dum body mo ki mo
Ki ma nero, ki ma nero, ki ma nero ki mo
Trim tram bob tail perry wig and hat band
here comes Jimmy with a tie bow.
Notes
*seek
Comments
Nancy W. Parrott had this to say about the song, "This was a song from the old low country of South Carolina of 100 years ago. The strange words in it probably had African roots as the slaves sang it to the children of the Southern Plantations. My husband's Grandmother learned it somewhere and sang it to him as a very young child. We are a little unsure of the exact words but feel that we almost have them."
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Nancy W. Parrott for contributing this song. It was sung to her 81 year old husband by his grandmother.
Thanks so much!
