Rat a Tat Tat
Rat a tat tat, who is that? / Only grandma’s pussy-cat…
Rat a tat tat, who is that?
Only grandma’s pussy-cat.
What do you want?
A pint of milk.
Where is your money?
In my pocket.
Where is your pocket?
I forgot it.
O you silly pussy-cat.
How to play
A question and answer chant: the turners ask, the skipper answers.
Where this rhyme comes from
- Printed
- 1916
- Where
- London
We have copied these words exactly as they were printed in 1916, spelling and all. The book marks it as a skipping rhyme.
Source: Norman Douglas, London Street Games (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1916) (public domain).
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