Ein Schneider fing 'ne Maus
The tune to this song is similar to "The Farmer in the Dell".
Ein Schneider fing 'ne Maus
A Tailor Caught A Mouse
Children's Song
Children's Song
(German)
(English)
Ein Schneider fing 'ne Maus,
Ein Schneider fing `ne Maus,
Ein Schneider fing 'ne Mause-Maus,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Maus,
Ein Schneider fing 'ne Maus.
Was macht er mit der Maus?
Was macht er mit der Maus?
Was macht er mit der Mause-Maus,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Maus,
Was macht er mit der Maus?
Er zieht ihr ab das Fell.
Er zieht ihr ab das Fell.
Er zieht ihr ab das Mause-Fell,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Fell,
Er zieht ihr ab das Fell.
Was macht er mit dem Fell?
Was macht er mit dem Fell?
Was macht er mit dem Mause-Fell,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Fell,
Was macht er mit dem Fell?
Er näht sich einen Sack.
Er näht sich einen Sack.
Er näht sich einen Mause-Sack,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Sack,
Er näht sich einen Sack.
Was macht er mit dem Sack?
Was macht er mit dem Sack?
Was macht er mit dem Mause-Sack,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Sack,
Was macht er mit dem Sack?
Er tut hinein sein Geld.
Er tut hinein sein Geld.
Er tut hinein sein Mause-Geld,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Geld,
Er tut hinein sein Geld.
Was macht er mit dem Geld?
Was macht er mit dem Geld?
Was macht er mit dem Mause-Geld,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Geld,
Was macht er mit dem Geld?
Er kauft sich einen Bock.
Er kauft sich einen Bock.
Er kauft sich einen Mause-Bock,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Bock,
Er kauft sich einen Bock.
Was macht er mit dem Bock?
Was macht er mit dem Bock?
Was macht er mit dem Mause-Bock,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Bock,
Was macht er mit dem Bock?
Er reitet durch die Welt.
Er reitet durch die Welt.
Er reitet durch die Mause-Welt,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Welt
Er reitet durch die Welt.
Was macht er in der Welt?
Was macht er in der Welt?
Was macht er in der Mause-Welt,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Welt,
Was macht er in der Welt?
Er fällt gleich in den Dreck.
Er fällt gleich in den Dreck.
Er fällt gleich in den Mause-Dreck,
Mi-Ma-Mause-Dreck,
Er fällt gleich in den Dreck.
A tailor caught a mouse,
A tailor caught a mouse,
A tailor caught a mousey-mouse
Mi-Mo-mousey-mouse,
A tailor caught a mouse.
What does he do with the mouse?
What does he do with the mouse?
What does he do with the mousey-mouse
Mi-Mo-mousey-mouse,
What does he do with the mouse?
He pulls off its coat.
He pulls off its coat.
He pulls off its mousey coat,
Mi-Mo-mousey-coat,
He pulls off its coat.
What does he do with the coat?
What does he do with the coat?
What he does with the mousey-coat,
Mi-Mo-mousey-coat,
What does he do with the coat?
He sews a sack.
He sews a sack.
He sews a mousey-sack
Mi-Mo-mousey-sack,
He sews a sack.
What does he do with the sack?
What does he do with the sack?
What does he do with the mousey-sack
Mi-Mo-mousey-sack,
What does he do with the sack?
In it he puts his money.
In it he puts his money.
In it he puts his mousey-money.
Mi-Mo-mousey-money,
In it he puts his money.
What does he do with the money?
What does he do with the money?
What does he do with the mousey-money,
Mi-Mo-mousey-money,
What does he do with the money?
He buys a billy-goat.
He buys a billy-goat.
He buys a mousey-billy-goat,
Mi-Mo-mousey-billy-goat,
He buys a billy-goat.
What does he do with the billy-goat?
What does he do with the billy-goat?
What he does with the mousey-billy-goat,
Mi-Mo-mousey-billy-goat,
What does he do with the billy-goat?
He rides it through the world.
He rides it through the world.
He rides it through the mousey-world
Mi-Mo-mousey-World
He rides it through the world.
What does he do in the world?
What does he do in the world?
What does he do in the mousey-world
Mi-Mo-mousey-world
What does he do in the world?
He falls right into the muck.
He falls right into the muck.
He falls into the mousey-muck
Mi-Mo-mousey-muck
He falls right into the muck.
Thanks!
Sheet Music
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Contributed by Monique Palomares. Translation by Monique and Lisa.
Vielen Dank!