The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #8318   Message #51215
Posted By: katlaughing
29-Dec-98 - 12:48 AM
Thread Name: Origins:Mouse on the Barroom Floor/Intoxicated Rat
Subject: Mouse on the Barroom Floor
Does anybody know of a tune to go with the following? we've thought maybe it would go with the "Face on the Barroom Floor" but not sure. I found these on a mouse pad in an Irish store in CT.:

The Mouse on the Barroom Floor

Some Guinness was spilt on the barroom floor
When the pub was shut for the night.
Out of his hole crept a small brown mouse
And stood in the pale moonlight.

He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor,
Then back on his haunches sat,
And all night long you could hear him roar,
Bring out the goddamn'd cat!"

Thanks. Also want to say thanks to this great site. My dad is 81 1/2 and goes out every week to "entertain the old folks" in nursing homes. He sings, plays banjo, fiddle, mandolin, piano and guitar. He's been doing this all of his life. He asked me the other day to see if I could find lyrics for the Preacher & the Bear as he wanted to add it to his repertory (he tries to add 20-30 per month). Anyway, my first try here and there they were! Can't wait to call him in the morning and let him know.

By the by, he is a great resource for old cowboy, ranching songs and fiddle tunes and dance tunes/songs of long ago; as a Colorado native and third generation rancher of original homesteaders (Scottish mostly) he has played for dances etc. since he was a very young child.
Please feel free to email me with any queries at katkensho@hotmail.com