I wrote a similar song for the lesser inverse ukulele and rough-grade NorthWestern hamster's pipe. it was also in the key of "S" except the bridge which was in lowercase "s-" to give a slight sense of tension to the 6th course milkafarr transition.
Little Mouse really brings me back to the mid 1970s where my Dad would always drive me to school, and we'd hear this played on the radio at least 335 times a day. Whenever it came on my Dad used to always switch the radio off. Apparently he'd rather listen to turgid so called "music' from the likes of Thomson Twins and Eminem.
I make it Andante myself, rather than quite fast, and a few chords are borrowed from the Q minor scale, but otherwise the Harrington 1200 did a very good job!
I'm American but because I saw so much Monty Python growing up I understand British humour and those ITV specials they parody here. Thanks mouse Thouse.
*yawn* So many "Im American but I understand British comedy". As a Brit myself I can say theres nothing special about British comedy. Theres a ton of really shit comedians and sketch shows that just aren't funny. Just like in American comedy.
S and U are both cyclic inversions of A half minor, what jazz musicians call the "trouser keys". When the song demodulates in the chorus, the lonely tone becomes the subdeviant, which shifts the weight onto the other leg. It's classic Gilbert and Sullivan.
Even if it was a fake mouse, the whole punchline is that an animal was put in a probability deadly situation within the fiction of the sketch. So it is indeed an animal cruelty joke, and it is funny
OMG, I remember these in the 70's, we used to go into the assembly room and the teacher used to set up a massive telly on a huge stand, and vividly remember having to write down stuff, thants for the memory, incidentally the guy who invented psilence, think his name was Len, was the uncle of a girl I had a crush on.......
I asked ChatGPT to write a song about Little Mouse and it's eerily similar: Sure, here's a quick little song about a little mouse: Verse 1: Little mouse, scurrying around, Tiny paws barely making a sound, Nose twitching, whiskers long, Searching for cheese, all day long. Chorus: Little mouse, little mouse, So quick and so nimble, Running through the house, Never ever stumble. Verse 2: In the fields or in the house, Little mouse is always on the prowl, Through the walls and under the floors, Looking for crumbs and hidden stores. Chorus: Little mouse, little mouse, So quick and so nimble, Running through the house, Never ever stumble. Bridge: Though he may be small in size, This little mouse is quite wise, He knows just where to look, For every last tasty nook. Chorus: Little mouse, little mouse, So quick and so nimble, Running through the house, Never ever stumble. Outro: Little mouse, with your tiny feet, You make our hearts skip a beat, As you scurry here and there, We can't help but stop and stare.
Chat GPT's response (Verse 1) In a world of castles high and tales untold, Lived a little mouse, so brave and bold. In feudal times, where knights would fight, Our tiny hero sought his own delight. (Chorus) Oh, little mouse, with a heart so true, Your spirit shines in the world you knew. In a land of honor and ancient ways, You're the one who'll change the game they play. (Verse 2) With armor made of petals and a sword of straw, He dreamed of triumphs and the battles he saw. Through towering fields and meadows wide, He'd scurry with purpose, with courage as his guide. (Chorus) Oh, little mouse, with a heart so true, Your spirit shines in the world you knew. In a land of honor and ancient ways, You're the one who'll change the game they play. (Bridge) The noble lords would scoff and sneer, At the little mouse they held so dear. But he had a spirit they could never tame, A hero's soul, a flicker of fame. (Verse 3) In the shadows he'd hide, plotting his moves, A tiny knight with everything to prove. Through treacherous halls and dim-lit rooms, He'd navigate dangers, dispelling gloom. (Chorus) Oh, little mouse, with a heart so true, Your spirit shines in the world you knew. In a land of honor and ancient ways, You're the one who'll change the game they play. (Verse 4) With cunning and wit, he'd outsmart them all, Toppling tyrants with his minuscule call. He'd rally the oppressed, bring hope anew, A champion for the weak, the just, the few. (Chorus) Oh, little mouse, with a heart so true, Your spirit shines in the world you knew. In a land of honor and ancient ways, You're the one who'll change the game they play. (Outro) Though time may pass and tales may fade, The legend lives on, in songs we've made. So, let us honor this little mouse's quest, A hero in fur, forever blessed.
Ones with original Gilbert and Sullivan samples go for several tens of thousands, since a lot of these samples had defective preservatives, meaning they degraded within ten years of manufacture.
Surely inspired by Jethro Tull's _One Brown Mouse_: Smile your little smile Take some tea, we'll be a while Brush away that black cloud from your shoulder Twitch your whiskers, feel That you're really real Another teatime, another day older Puff warm breath on your tiny hands You wish you were a man Who every day can turn another page Behind your glass you sit and look At my ever-open book One brown mouse, sitting in a cage! Do you wonder if I really care for you? Am I just the company you keep? Which one of us exercises on the old treadmill? Who hides his head, pretending to sleep? Smile your little smile Take some tea, we'll be a while Brush away that black cloud from your shoulders Twitch your whiskers, feel That you're really real Another teatime, another day older Smile your little smile Take some tea, we'll be a while And every day we'll turn another page Behind your glass we'll sit and look At our ever-open book One brown mouse, sitting in a cage One brown mouse, sitting in a cage One brown mouse, sitting in a cage
"And who knows, he may have a hit on his hands." Puts cassette in Manila Tosses in mouse Licks envelope and closesnit Mouse sqeaks in pain Fingers crossed
Little mouse: I remember the nite scratching at my door very small and white I shook you by the paw 'cause I like you my friend I respect you my friend I'll encourage you my friend through and throoooooooooooooouuuuugh Hey! now! little mouse I hope we understand one another Hey! now! little mouse show me what to do (little mouse!) hey! now! little mouse somethings wrong with caring about you hey! now! little mouse show me what to do show them what to do it's enough for me and yooooooooouuu
That's because nobody has ever made a karaoke video of it....until now. Behold, for the first time on the internet anywhere, it's the karaoke version of Jack Morgan's Little Mouse...in the key of S: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ybhk5GB5Qws.html
