An Old Rat's Tale.

An Old Rat's Tale.

He was a rat and she was a rat,

And down in one hole they did dwell.

And both were as black as a witch's cat,

And they loved each other well.

He had a tail and she had a tail,

Both long and curling and fine;

And each said:"Yours is the finest tail

In the world, excepting mine."

He smelt the cheese and she smelt the cheese,

And they both pronounced it good;

And both remarked it would greatly add

To the charm of their daily food.

So he ventured out and she ventured out,

And I saw them go with pain;

But what befell them I never can tell,

For they never came back again.