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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.'
