The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Hamelin Town’s in Brunswick,    By famous Hanover city; The river Weser, deep and wide, Washes its wall on the southern side; A pleasanter spot you never spied; But, when begins my ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so    From vermin, was a pity.       Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed…