The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #8318   Message #723867
Posted By: paddymac
05-Jun-02 - 06:19 PM
Thread Name: Origins:Mouse on the Barroom Floor/Intoxicated Rat
Subject: RE: Mouse on the Barroom Floor
As noted by Bill above, the usual tune for it is "The Girl I Left Behind Me." I did some "curiosity" digging on that tune a while ago and learned that it was popular at the court of Elizabeth I (latter half of the 16th century), but could not find a reliable place or date of origin. The prevalent view seems to point toward an Irish origin, In any event, it's clearly an "oldie goldie."