
Lyrics - German
(German folk song)
Ein Schneider fing ‘ne Maus,
ein Schneider fing ‘ne Maus,
ein Schneider fing ‘ne Mi-Ma-Maus,
Mi-Ma-Mausemaus,
ein Schneider fing ‘ne Maus.
Was macht er mit der Maus?
Was macht er mit der Maus?
Was macht er mit der Mi-Ma-Maus?
Mi-Ma-Mausemaus?
Was macht er mit der Maus?
Er zieht ihr ab das Fell.
Er zieht ihr ab das Fell.
Er zieht ihr ab das Mi-Ma-Fell.
Mi-Ma-Mausefell.
Er zieht ihr ab das Fell.
Was macht er mit dem Fell?
Was macht er mit dem Fell?
Was macht er mit dem Mi-Ma-Fell?
Mi-Ma-Mausefell.
Was macht er mit dem Fell?
Er näht sich einen Sack.
Er näht sich einen Sack.
Er näht sich einen Mi-Ma-Sack.
Mi-Ma-Mausesack.
Er näht sich einen Sack.
Was macht er mit dem Sack?
Was macht er mit dem Sack?
Was macht er mit dem Mi-Ma-Sack?
Mi-Ma-Mausesack.
Was macht er mit dem Sack?
Er steckt hinein sein Geld.
Er steckt hinein sein Geld.
Er steckt hinein sein Mi-Ma-Geld.
Mi-Ma-Mausegeld.
Er steckt hinein sein Geld.
Was macht er mit dem Geld?
Was macht er mit dem Geld?
Was macht er mit dem Mi-Ma-Geld?
Mi-Ma-Mausegeld.
Was macht er mit dem Geld?
Er kauft sich einen Bock.
Er kauft sich einen Bock.
Er kauft sich einen Mi-Ma-Bock.
Mi-Ma-Mausebock.
Er kauft sich einen Bock.
Was macht er mit dem Bock?
Was macht er mit dem Bock?
Was macht er mit dem Mi-Ma-Bock?
Mi-Ma-Mausebock?
Was macht er mit dem Bock?
Er reitet im Galopp.
Er reitet im Galopp.
Er reitet im Mi-Ma-Galopp.
Mi-Ma-Mausgalopp.
Er reitet im Galopp.
Was macht er im Galopp?
Was macht er im Galopp?
Was macht er im Mi-Ma-Galopp?
Mi-Ma-Mausgalopp.
Was macht er im Galopp?
Er fällt dabei in’n Dreck!
Er fällt dabei in’n Dreck!
Er fällt dabei in’n Mi-Ma-Dreck!
Mi-Ma-Mausedreck.
Er fällt dabei in’n Dreck!
English Translation - A Tailor caught a Mouse
A tailor caught a mouse,
a tailor caught a mouse,
a tailor caught a Mi-Ma mouse,
Mi-Ma mouse,
a tailor caught a mouse.
What does he do with the mouse?
What does he do with the mouse?
What does he do with the Mi-Ma mouse?
Mi-Ma mouse?
What does he do with the mouse?
He pulls her fur off.
He pulls off her fur.
He pulls the Mi-Ma fur off her.
Mi-Ma mouse fur.
He pulls the fur off her.
What does he do with the fur?
What does he do with the fur?
What does he do with the Mi-Ma fur?
Mi-Ma mouse fur.
What does he do with the fur?
He sews himself a sack.
He sews himself a sack.
He sews a Mi-Ma mouse bag.
Mi-Ma mouse bag.
He is sewing a sack.
What is he doing with the bag?
What is he doing with the sack?
What is he doing with the Mi-Ma mouse bag?
Mi-Ma mouse bag.
What is he doing with the bag?
He puts his money into it.
He puts his money into it.
He puts in his Mi-Ma mouse money.
Mi-Ma mouse money.
He puts his money into it.
What is he doing with the money?
What does he do with the money?
What does he do with the Mi-Ma money?
Mi-Ma mouse money.
What does he do with the money?
He buys a buck.
He buys a buck.
He buys a Mi-Ma buck.
Mi-Ma-mouse buck.
He buys a buck.
What does he do with the goat?
What does he do with the goat?
What does he do with the Mi-Ma mouse buck?
Mi-Ma-mouse buck?
What does he do with the goat?
He rides at a gallop.
He rides at a gallop.
He rides at the Mi-Ma gallop.
Mi-Ma-mouse gallop.
He rides at a gallop.
What does he do at the gallop?
What does he do at a gallop?
What does he do at the Mi-Ma mouse gallop?
Mi-Ma mouse gallop.
What does he do at a gallop?
He falls in the dirt!
He falls in the dirt!
He falls into a Mi-Ma-dirt!
Mi-Ma mouse dirt.
He falls in the dirt!
(source)
See also
- Country: Germany
- Subjects: tailors / mice
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: drmfsl
- Same tune: Santa Claus
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

