How come the mice
All the cute ones with their furry little suits on
The gals and misters with the pretty little whiskers
All want to stay?
What's with the mice
Are they Catholic with those families? Enough said
I confront them with a minimum of bloodshed
The "Have-a-Heart" way

But if you pull back
To some point
In the stratosphere
From that great height
Just like mice
We all must appear

Think of the mice
Always grateful when the slightest little crumb drops
Finding dinner in the dreadlocks of the dust mop
Never too proud

Maybe we should be more like mice
Not as noisy as a chipmunk or a squirrel
If they argue it's completely intramural
Never too loud

Maybe the mice
Have a lesson
To teach us all
Accepting with joy
Every kindness
However small

Comments (6)

  • James Jt Thomas
    Awesome song!
  • Em Jackson
    yea, me, like it too!
  • Marcin Komsta
    I love it...
  • Mendez Yuri
    Really, I love this song!
  • Joseph Billingsley
    I love this song. To me this songs means that we as human should adopt a more humble lifestyle like mice. I've listen to Michael Franks and his brand of jazz for years. his songs always have a message.
  • Gregavi
    A truly great song. I listen to this song whenever my 10 YO daughter and I are driving. She always says "Daddy, Play the Mice song". I've been a huge fan for many years, but this is one by MF that I can share with my daughter.