A play by Joseph Jacobs
The Mouse went to visit the Cat, and found her sitting behind the hall door, spinning.
MOUSE: What are you doing, my lady, my lady, What are you doing, my lady?
CAT (sharply): I’m spinning old breeches, good body, good body I’m spinning old breeches, good body.
MOUSE: Long may you wear them, my lady, my lady, Long may you wear them, my lady.
CAT (gruffly): I’ll wear’ em and tear ’em, good body, good body. I’ll wear ’em and tear ’em, good body.
MOUSE: I was sweeping my room, my lady, my lady, I was sweeping my room, my lady.
CAT: The cleaner you’d be, good body, good body, The cleaner you’d be, good body.
MOUSE: I found a silver sixpence, my lady, my lady, I found a silver sixpence, my lady.
CAT: The richer you were, good body, good body, The richer you were, good body.
MOUSE: I went to the market, my lady, my lady, I went to the market, my lady.
CAT: The further you went, good body, good body The further you went, good body.
MOUSE: I bought me a pudding, my lady, my lady, I bought me a pudding, my lady.
CAT (snarling): The more meat you had, good body, good body, The more meat you had, good body.
MOUSE: I put it in the window to cool, my lady, I put it in the window to cool.
CAT (sharply): The faster you’d eat it, good body, good body, The faster you’d eat it, good body.
MOUSE (timidly): The cat came and ate it, my lady, my lady, The cat came and ate it, my lady.
CAT (pouncingly): And I’ll eat you, good body, good body, And I’ll eat you, good body.
(Springs upon the mouse and kills it.)
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