Hamelin towns in Brunswick Brunswick is in Germany Long ago, It's seemed as though The town was getting vermony Hamelin called a piper To charm the rats away He heard the tale that people told Said, Oh Boy, I'll knock them cold And he began to play ♪ The rats came 'round The cats came 'round From every belfry bats came 'round Attracted by the tune the piper played From every hole he drew them out They heard the stuff, he blew them out They trembled at the noises that he made While he shot hot breaks at Hamelin To the riverside they strayed They wrapped their tails around themselves And all jumped in and drowned themselves To dodge the tune the piper played ♪ The rats came 'round The cats came 'round From every belfry bats came 'round Attracted by the tune the piper played From every hole he drew them out They heard the stuff, he blew them out And trembled at the noises that he made ♪ They wrapped their tails around themselves And all jumped in and drowned themselves To dodge the tune the piper played