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Pussycat,
Pussycat
Pussycat, pussycat,
where have
you been?
I've been to London to
visit
the Queen.
Pussycat, pussycat,
what did
you there?
I frightened a little
mouse
under her chair.
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Hey,
Diddle, Diddle
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over
the moon.
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away
with
the spoon.
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
by Edward Lear
The Owl and the
Pussy-cat went
to sea
In a beautiful
pea-green boat
They took some honey,
and
plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a
five-pound
note.
The Owl looked up to
the stars
above,
And sang to a small
guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O
Pussy,
my love,
What a beautiful Pussy
you
are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy
you
are!"
Pussy said to the
Owl, "You
elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet
you sing!
O let us be married!
too long
we have tarried:
But what shall we do
for a
ring?"
They sailed away for a
year
and a day,
To the land where the
Bong-tree
grows,
And there in a wood a
Piggy-wig
stood
With a ring at the end
of
his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end
of
his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you
willing
to sell for one shilling
You ring?" Said the
Piggy,
"I will."
<>So they took it way
and were
married next day
By the Turkey who
lives on
the hill
They dined on mince,
and slices
of quince,
Which they ate with a
runcible
spoon;
And hand in hand, on
the edge
of the sand,
They danced by the
light of
the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the
light of
the moon.
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Two
Little Kittens
Two little kittens,
one stormy
night,
Begun to quarrel, and
then
to fight;
One had a mouse, the
other
had none,
And that's the way the
quarrel
begun.
"I'll have that
mouse," said
the biggest cat;
"You'll have that
mouse? We'll
see about that!"
"I will have that
mouse,"
said the eldest son;
"You shan't have the
mouse,"
said the little one.
I told you before
'twas a stormy
night;
When these two little
kittens
began to fight;
The old woman seized
her sweeping
broom,
And swept the kittens
right
out of the room.
The ground was
covered with
frost and snow,
And the two little
kittens
had no where to go;
So they laid them down
on
the mat at the door,
While the old woman
finished
sweeping the floor.
Then they crept in,
as quiet
as mice,
All wet with snow, and
cold
as ice,
For they found it was
better,
that stormy night,
To lie down and sleep
than
to quarrel and fight.
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Three
Little Kittens
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Three little kittens,
They lost their
mittens,
And they began
to cry,
Oh, mother, dear,
We sadly fear,
Our mittens we
have lost.
What! Lost
your mittens,
You naughty
kittens,
Then you shall
have no pie.
Meow, meow,
Then you shall
have no pie.
The three
little kittens,
They found their
mittens,
And they began
to cry,
Oh, mother, dear,
See here, see
here,
Our mittens we
have found.
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What, found
your mittens,
Then you're good
kittens,
And you shall
have some pie.
Purr-rr, purr-rr,
Then you shall
have some pie.
Three little
kittens,
Put on their
mittens,
And soon ate up
the pie.
Oh, mother, dear,
We sadly fear,
Our mittens we
have soiled.
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What! Soiled
your mittens,
You naughty
kittens,
And they began
to sigh.
Meow, meow,
And they began
to sigh.
The three little
kittens,
They washed
their mittens,
And hung them
out to dry.
Oh, mother, dear,
Do you not hear,
Our mittens we
have washed?
What! Washed
your mittens?
Then you're good
kittens!
But I smell a
rat close by.
Meow, meow,
We smell a rat
close by.
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A cat came fiddling out
of the barn,
With a pair of
bagpipes
under her arm;
She could sing
nothing
but fiddle-cum-fee
The mouse has
married
the humble bee
Pipe, cat!
Dance, mouse!
We'll have a
wedding at our good house. |
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I
Love Little Pussy
I love little pussy,
Her coat is so
warm,
And if I don't
hurt her,
She'll do me no
harm.
So I'll not pull
her tail,
Or rive her away,
But pussy and I
Together will
play.
She will sit by
my side,
And I'll give her
some food,
And she'll like
me because
I'm gentle and
good. |
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The Robber Kitten
A kitten once to its mother said,
"I'll never more be good;
But I'll go and be a robber fierce,
And live in a dreary wood,
Wood, wood, wood,
And live in a dreary wood."
So off it went to the dreary wood,
And there it met a cock,
And blew its hat, with a pistol, off,
Which gave it an awful shock!
Shock, shock, shock,
Which gave it an awful shock!
It climbed a tree to rob a nest
Of young and tender owls
But the branch broke off and the kitten fell,
With six tremendous howls!
Hows, hows, howls,
With six tremendous howls!
Soon after that it met a cat;
"Now, give to me your purse;
Or I'll shoot you through, and stab you too,
And kill you, which is worse!
Worse, worse, worse,
And kill you, which is worse." |
One day it met a Robber Dog,
And they sat down to drink;
The dog did joke, and laugh and sing
Which made the kitten wink,
Wink, wink, wink!
Which made the kitten wink!
At last they quarrelled; then they fought,
Beneath the greenwood tree;
Till puss was felled with an awful club,
Most terrible to see!
See, see, see,
Most terrible to see!
When puss got up, its eye was shut,
And swelled, and black, and blue;
Moreover, all its bones were sore,
So it began to mew!
Mew, mew, mew,
So it began to mew!
Then up it rose, and scratched its nose,
And went home and said;
"Oh! Mother dear, behold me here,
I'll never more be bad,
Bad, bad, bad,
I'll never more be bad." |
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Pussy, where
have you been today?
In the meadows, asleep
in the hay.
Pussy, you are a lazy
cat,
If you have done no
more than that.
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Poor Dog Bright,
Ran off with all his
might,
Because the Cat was
after him,
Poor Dog Bright.
Poor Cat Fight,
Ran off with all her
might,
Because the Dog was
after her,
Poor Cat Fright.
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Little robin redbreast sat upon a tree,
Up went pussy cat and
down went he.
Down came pussy cat,
and away robin ran,
Says little robin
redbreast, "Catch me if you can."
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Ding dong bell!
Pussy's in the well!
Who put her in?
Little Tommy Lin.
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Stout.
What a naughty boy was that
To drown poor pussy cat,
Who never did any harm,
But killed all the mice in father's barn.
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Mother
Tabbyskins
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Sitting at a window,
In her cloak and
hat,
I saw Mother
Tabbyskins,
The real old cat!
Very old, very
old,
Cruplety and lame;
Teaching kittens
how to scold--
Is it not a shame?
Kittens in the
garden,
Looking in her
fce,
Learning how to
spit and swear,
Oh, what a
disgrace!
Very wrong, very
wrong,
Very wrong, and
gbad;
Such a subject
for our song,
Makes us all too
sad.
Old Mother
Tabbyskins,
Sticking out her
hand,
Gave a howl, and
then a yowl,
Hobbled off to
bed.
Very sick, very
sick,
Very savage, too;
Pray send for a
doctor quick,
Any one will do!
Doctor mouse came
creeping,
Creeping to her
bed;
Lanced her gums
and felt her pulse,
Whispered she was
dead.
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Very sly, very sly,
The real old cat,
Open kept her
weather eye--
Mouse!
Beware of that!
Old Mother
Tabbyskins,
Saying "Serves hm
right,"
Gobbled up the
doctor,
With infinite
delight.
"Very fast, very
fast,
Very pleasant,
too--
What a pity it
can't last!
Bring another,
do."
Doctor Dog comes
running,
Jus to see her
begs;
Round his neck a
comforter,
Trousers on his
legs.
Very grand, very
grand--
Golden-headed cane
Swinging gaily
from his hand,
Mischief in his
brain!
"Dear Mother Tabbyskins,
And how are you
now?
Let me feel your
pulse--so, so;
Show your
tongue--bow wow."
"Very ill, very
ill."
"Please attempt
to purr;
Will you take a
draught or pill?
Which do you
prefer?"
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Ah, Mother Tabbyskins,
Who is now afraid?
Of poor little
Doctor Mouse
You a mouthful
made.
Very nice, very
nice,
Little doctor he,
But for Doctor
Dog's advice
You must pay the
fee.
Doctor Dog comes
nearer,
Says she must be
bled;
I heard Mother
Tabbyskins
Screaming in her
bed.
Very close, very
close,
Scuffling out and
in;
Doctor Dog looks
full and gross--
Where is
Tabbyskins?
I will tell the
moral
Without any fuss;
Those who lead
the young astray,
Always suffer
thus,
Very nice,
very nice,
Let our conduct
be;
For all doctors
are not mice,
Some are dogs,
you see!
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