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Puddock, Mousie, and Ratton


THERE lived a Puddock in a well,
And a merry Mousie in a mill.


Puddock he would a-wooing ride,
Sword and pistol by his side.


Puddock came to the Mousie's inn,
"Mistress Mousie, are you within?"


Mousie.

"Yes, kind Sir, I am within,
Softly do I sit and spin."


Puddock.

"Madam, I am come to woo,
Marriage I must have of you."


Mousie.

"Marriage I will grant you none
Till Uncle Ratton he comes home.'