Poor Mouse Sweet Mouse

Poor mouse sweet mouse drowning in the creek
Wash up on the shore and lay out rotting for a week
Poor mouse sweet mouse poison in a trap
Nibble at the arsenic-laced bitter almond sap
Poor mouse small mouse singing metal bar
Caught you from above and now you're far from where you are
Poor mouse sweet mouse listen for the hiss
Mr. Rat and Mr. Cat will give a little kiss
Poor mouse sweet mouse haven't any food
Scratching in the hollow walls, devouring the brood
Poor mouse brave mouse striking out so bold
Mr. Owl's warm embrace will keep you from the cold

Poor mouse sweet mouse rest your troubled head
The owl will not find you here, your brood is warm and fed.