Long Time Ago

Once there was a little Kitty,

White as the snow;

In a barn she used to frolic,

Long time ago.

In the barn a little mousie

Ran to and fro,

For she heard the little Kitty,

Long time ago.

Two black eyes had little Kitty,

Black as a sloe;

And they spied the little mousie,

Long time ago.

Four soft paws had little Kitty,

Paws soft as snow;

And they caught the little mousie,

Long time ago.

Nine pearl teeth had little Kitty,

All in a row;

And they bit the little mousie,

Long time ago.

When the teeth bit little mousie,

Mousie cried out, "Oh!"

But she slipped away from Kitty,

Long time ago.