The House Mouse
(Mother, or teacher sings:)
1. A child comes lightly about the room with hippity-hop step.2. Several children come out and hippity-hop about swiftly and gaily.
1. A child comes lightly about the room with hippity-hop step.2. Several children come out and hippity-hop about swiftly and gaily.
1. A child comes lightly about the room with hippity-hop step.
2. Several children come out and hippity-hop about swiftly and gaily.
Sometimes a child at nightAwakes from slumber sweet,And seems to hear the stepOf fleeing elfin feet.
Sometimes a child at nightAwakes from slumber sweet,And seems to hear the stepOf fleeing elfin feet.
Sometimes a child at nightAwakes from slumber sweet,And seems to hear the stepOf fleeing elfin feet.
Sometimes a child at night
Awakes from slumber sweet,
And seems to hear the step
Of fleeing elfin feet.
(Child sings:)
’Tis I, the merry Mouse,The little bright-eyed MouseThat dwells within the house!Tis I! ’tis I! ’tis I!
’Tis I, the merry Mouse,The little bright-eyed MouseThat dwells within the house!Tis I! ’tis I! ’tis I!
’Tis I, the merry Mouse,The little bright-eyed MouseThat dwells within the house!Tis I! ’tis I! ’tis I!
’Tis I, the merry Mouse,
The little bright-eyed Mouse
That dwells within the house!
Tis I! ’tis I! ’tis I!
(Mother sings:)
A rush as of a troop!A scamper in the walls!A scurry in the floors!Then perfect silence falls.
A rush as of a troop!A scamper in the walls!A scurry in the floors!Then perfect silence falls.
A rush as of a troop!A scamper in the walls!A scurry in the floors!Then perfect silence falls.
A rush as of a troop!
A scamper in the walls!
A scurry in the floors!
Then perfect silence falls.
(Children, pausing, sing:)
’Tis we, the merry Mice!’Tis we, the frolic MiceAll scudding in a trice!’Tis we! ’tis we! ’tis we!
’Tis we, the merry Mice!’Tis we, the frolic MiceAll scudding in a trice!’Tis we! ’tis we! ’tis we!
’Tis we, the merry Mice!’Tis we, the frolic MiceAll scudding in a trice!’Tis we! ’tis we! ’tis we!
’Tis we, the merry Mice!
’Tis we, the frolic Mice
All scudding in a trice!
’Tis we! ’tis we! ’tis we!
(Mother sings:)
A merry sprite it is!Yet children fear the Mouse,The Mouse that joys like themTo dwell within the house!
A merry sprite it is!Yet children fear the Mouse,The Mouse that joys like themTo dwell within the house!
A merry sprite it is!Yet children fear the Mouse,The Mouse that joys like themTo dwell within the house!
A merry sprite it is!
Yet children fear the Mouse,
The Mouse that joys like them
To dwell within the house!
(Children sing, joining hands, dancing in a round:)
We do! each merry Mouse,Each little tricksy Mouse;We like the cosey house,We do! we do! we do!
We do! each merry Mouse,Each little tricksy Mouse;We like the cosey house,We do! we do! we do!
We do! each merry Mouse,Each little tricksy Mouse;We like the cosey house,We do! we do! we do!
We do! each merry Mouse,
Each little tricksy Mouse;
We like the cosey house,
We do! we do! we do!
3. Children hippity-hop around in pairs, joyously.4. Children hippity-hop about gently.
3. Children hippity-hop around in pairs, joyously.4. Children hippity-hop about gently.
3. Children hippity-hop around in pairs, joyously.
4. Children hippity-hop about gently.
(Mother sings:)
And dainty is the Mouse!What children like, it eats!It chooses grains and fruits,And has a tooth for sweets.
And dainty is the Mouse!What children like, it eats!It chooses grains and fruits,And has a tooth for sweets.
And dainty is the Mouse!What children like, it eats!It chooses grains and fruits,And has a tooth for sweets.
And dainty is the Mouse!
What children like, it eats!
It chooses grains and fruits,
And has a tooth for sweets.
(Children sing, dancing in a round:)
Then do not fear the Mouse,The dainty merry MouseThat shares your cosey house;O, no! no, no! no, no!
Then do not fear the Mouse,The dainty merry MouseThat shares your cosey house;O, no! no, no! no, no!
Then do not fear the Mouse,The dainty merry MouseThat shares your cosey house;O, no! no, no! no, no!
Then do not fear the Mouse,
The dainty merry Mouse
That shares your cosey house;
O, no! no, no! no, no!