I'm not able to get into DT at the moment(?) to check which lyrics are given in citations above. I would expect that the DT's Intoxicated Rat is the first below.

The Folksong Fakebook, Hal Leonard, ISBN 0-634-01270-3 (No publication date indicated, but "recent") Shows the "Intoxicated Rat" with tune and chords. Tonic Chord (D) is held throughout, with change to V7 (A7) at the start of the last measure, ending with the tonic again on the last note.

The Folksong Wordbook, Fred and Irwin Silber, Oak Publications, 1973, ISBN 0.8256.0140.1, gives the same words, but splits the 6 verses given by FSFB into 12. The phrasing of the FSWB is used following::

THE INTOXICATED RAT
Southern American
© 2000 Hal Leonard Corp

1 The other night when I came home
as drunk as I could be,
I got tangled up in the old door mat,
fell flat as I could be

2. I had me a little bottle of rum
and I didn't have any more.
The cap flew off when I went down
and I spilled it on the floor

3. A rat camee out of his hiding place,
he got that whiskey scent.
He ran right up and he got a little shot
and back to his hole he went.

4. Well, back....to his hole... he went,
Right back to his hole he went.
He ran right up and he got a little shot,
and back to his hole he went.

5. The rat came out of his hole again,
sidled up to the rum on the floor.
He was a little shy, but he winked one eye,
then he got him a little bit more.

6.And he didn't go back to his hole that time,
but he stayed by that puddle of gin,
And he said, "Doggone my pop-eyed soul,
I'm gonna get drunk again.

7. Well, he washed his face with his front feet,
and on his hind legs sat,
And with a twisted smile and a half closed eye
said, "Where's that doggone cat?"

8. And he didn't go back to his hole,
he said "Doggone my soul,
I'm only a rat but a doggone cat
can't run be back to my hole.

9. Well, his little old eyes began to shine
as he lapped up more and more,
And it made me glad that I had stumbled
and spilled it on the floor.

10. But soon the puddle of rum was gone,
and I didn't have any more gin.
And the little old rat was a-having a time
when the old tom cat walked in.

11. Well, the cat made a pass, and the rat made a dash,
his boldness faded thin.
Well the cat jumped over and the rat got sober,
ran back to his hole again.

12. Ran back ... to his hole ... again,
ran back to his hole again.
Well the cat jumped over and the rat got sober,
ran back to his hole again.

Tune for the first verse, as given by the FolkSong Fake Book or the first TWO verses above and in the :

MIDI file: INTRAT01.MID

Timebase: 240

TimeSig: 2/4 24 8
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
0360 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 71 080 0096 0 71 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 64 080 0096 0 64 064 0024 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 71 080 0288 0 71 064 0072 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0048 0 74 064 0012 1 74 080 0048 0 74 064 0012 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0048 0 74 064 0012 1 74 080 0000 1 74 080 0048 0 74 064 0000 0 74 064 0012 1 71 080 0096 0 71 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 71 080 0096 0 71 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0288 0 67 064 0072 1 62 080 0096 0 62 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0048 0 67 064 0012 1 67 080 0048 0 67 064 0012 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 71 080 0048 0 71 064 0012 1 71 080 0048 0 71 064 0012 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 64 080 0096 0 64 064 0024 1 62 080 0048 0 62 064 0012 1 62 080 0048 0 62 064 0012 1 67 080 0048 0 67 064 0012 1 67 080 0048 0 67 064 0012 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 71 080 0288 0 71 064 0072 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 71 080 0096 0 71 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0048 0 67 064 0012 1 67 080 0048 0 67 064 0012 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 71 080 0096 0 71 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 67 080 0288 0 67 064
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:
M:2/4
Q:1/4=100
K:C
D8|G2G2G2G2|B2G2E2D2|G2G2A2G2|B6d2|d2ddd2ddd|
B2A2G2G2|A2A2B2A2|G6D2|G2GGG2G2|BBG2E2DD|
GGG2A2G2|B6d2|d2d2d2d2|B2A2G2GG|A2A2B2A2|
G5||

The link posted above is part of the program, but no longer works. Mudcat Users may download the free MIDIText here.

Jerry Silverman's Folk Song Encyclopedia, Volume II, Hal Leonard, 1975, and his A Guitarist's Treasury of Song, 1998, Mel Bay, give the same words, tune, and chords.

Reprints from Sing Out!: Volumes 1-6, 1959-1964 gives the same lyric, and notes:

"The origin o f this delightful American adaptation of "Our Goodman," as with most folk songs, is clouded in obscurity. Cisco Houston's rendition can be heard in his Folkways album Hard Travelin' (FP42)."

The simpler lyric, basically to the tune of The Girl I Left Behind Me is recorded in Songs For Swingin' Housemothers, by Frank Lynn, Chandler Publishing Co, 1961, as:

THE CAT AND THE MOUSE

Copyright 1961 by James Leisy Music, Portola Valley, CA, used by permission

Oh, the liquor was spilled on the barroom floor and the bar was closed for the night,
When a little mouse crawled from a hole in the wall by the shadows of the pale moonlight.
He lapped up the liquor on the barroom floor and back on his haunces he sat.
And all night long you could hear him roar: "Bring on the goddamn cat!"

Noted with a fermata (hold-draw out) on the first "Oh" and on "roar."
Chords (if this works)

   /F       /Bb      /F       /F      /
F       /Bb       / C7         /F      /
F       /Bb       /F       / F       / F       /Bb       /C7       /F      /

Tune:

MIDI file: CATMOU01.MID

Timebase: 240

TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Tempo: 140 (428571 microsec/crotchet)
Start
0720 1 72 080 0144 0 72 064 0036 1 72 080 0048 0 72 064 0012 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 62 080 0192 0 62 064 0048 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 72 080 0576 0 72 064 0144 1 72 080 0096 0 72 064 0024 1 72 080 0096 0 72 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 62 080 0192 0 62 064 0048 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 64 080 0096 0 64 064 0024 1 64 080 0096 0 64 064 0024 1 67 080 0000 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0000 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 64 080 0192 0 64 064 0048 1 65 080 0576 0 65 064 0144 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 74 080 0192 0 74 064 0048 1 72 080 0096 0 72 064 0024 1 72 080 0096 0 72 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 69 080 0096 0 69 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 62 080 0192 0 62 064 0048 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 72 080 0576 0 72 064 0144 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 74 080 0192 0 74 064 0048 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 65 080 0096 0 65 064 0024 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 74 080 0384 0 74 064 0096 1 72 080 0096 0 72 064 0024 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 70 080 0096 0 70 064 0024 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 65 080 0576 0 65 064
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:
M:4/4
Q:1/4=140
K:C
c15/2c/2|ddc2A2FF|G2F2D2CC|F2F2FGA2|c6cc|
ddc2A2FF|GGF2D2FF|EEGGGC2E2|F6c2|d2ccAAFF|
G2F2D2C2|F2FFFGA2|c6c2|d2c2A2FF|G2F2d4|cc2^AA2G2|
F19/4||

The link posted above is part of the program, but no longer works. Mudcat Users may download the free MIDIText here.

It seems that there are two distinct songs here.

John