Poem by Kate Greenaway

The Cats Have Come to Tea

What did she see – oh, what did she see,
As she stood against the tree?
Why all the cats had come to tea.

What a fine turn out – from round about,
All the houses had let them out,
And here they were with scamper and shout.
	“Mew-mew-mew!” was all they could say,
	And, “We hope we find you well to-day.”

Oh, what she should do – oh, what should she do?
What a lot of milk they would get through;
For here they were with “Mew-mew-mew!”

She didn’t know – oh, she didn’t know,
If bread and butter they’d like or no;
They might want little mice, oh, oh, oh!
	Dear me – oh, dear me,
	All the cats had come to tea.

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