1.
Once there was a little kitty,
     White as the snow;
In a barn he used to frolic,
     Long time ago.
2.
In the barn a little mousie
     Ran to and fro;
For she heard the little kitty,
     Long time ago.
3.
Two black eyes had little kitty,
     Black as a crow;
And they spied the little mousie,
     Long time ago.
4.
Four soft paws had little kitty,
     Paws soft as snow;
And they caught the little mousie,
     Long time ago.
5.
Nine pearl teeth had little kitty,
     All in a row;
And they bit the little mousie,
     Long time ago.
6.
When the teeth bit little mousie,
     Mousie cried out "Oh!"
But she slipped away from kitty,
     Long time ago.