Three blind mice, three blind mice, See how they run, see how they run! They all ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you ever see such a sight in your life, As three blind mice? What a fright! Three worried mice, three worried mice, See how they hide, see how they hide! They scurried out to the garden patch, Where veggies grew they hoped to snatch. "Be very quiet," they said with a scratch, Those three worried mice, side by side. Three sneaky mice, three sneaky mice, See how they creep, see how they creep! Through rows of carrots fresh and sweet, Past cabbages so round and neat. Their tiny paws made steps so fleet, Those three sneaky mice, not a peep, not a peep! Three startled mice, three startled mice, See how they jump, see how they jump! The farmer appeared with watering can, And called out loud, "I have a plan! If you help guard my crops, you can Have all the crumbs," he said with a thump. Three helpful mice, three helpful mice, See how they work, see how they work! They scared away the bugs and pests, Built little homes with twigs for nests. The farmer smiled at his tiny guests, Those three helpful mice, a well earned rest! Three happy mice, three happy mice, See how they smile, see how they smile! They found a home, they found a friend, A brand new start, a happy end. With love and help around each bend, Those three happy mice, smile for a while!
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About Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice Words
Three blind mice, three blind mice,
See how they run, see how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a sight in your life,
As three blind mice?
What does Three Blind Mice mean?
Three Blind Mice is more than 400 years old. An early version was printed in 1609 as a round, a song where groups start singing at different times so the lines overlap. That first version was quite different, and the mice didn't lose their tails at all. The words we sing today appeared in a children's collection in 1842.
Some people say the rhyme is secretly about Queen Mary I of England. It's a popular theory, but there's no evidence for it, and the song was first printed about 50 years after she died.
Want to know where the mice were running?
Find out in Three Blind Mice's Big Feast, an interactive retelling where your child picks where the hungry mice go looking for food. Or find more nursery rhymes.