They're caught in a trap;
They can't get out.
But they won't hasten to chew tails off.

Why don't they flee?
They're doomed for apathy.
Yes, they'll be eaten without delay.

The cat will gorge with pleasure
On submissive mice.
And they're bitten in teams,
These submissive mice.

The cat's no friend but a foe--
Loves mice that are yellow
Or have at least submissive, vacant eyes.

There he goes, those dents
Snacking on rodents.
He chomps these meeses with zeal;
They're sighing.

The cat will gorge with pleasure
On submissive mice.
They've given up cheese dreams,
These submissive mice.

Servile mice won't survive;
Feline can only surmise
That they are resigned to die.

They've Stockholm syndrome;
They're severed right in two.
Mmm, mmm, good!