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GUEST,J C Folklore: Songs about Rats (36) RE: Folklore: Songs about Rats 16 Feb 06

The Waterford Boys - a lodger in a boarding house that was overrun with rats, when he was presented with a large bill, told the landlady that the way to get rid of them was to give them a similar bill and they'd leave of their own accord.

Nicky Tams
"A rat ran up my trooser leg
In the middle of the psalms,
Never again will I gang tae church
Withoot my nicky tams"

Nicky tams were leather thongs that were tied around the legs of a farm labourer's trousers to stop them dangling in the mud.

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