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Poem by Vachel Lindsay
The Mysterious Cat
A chant for a children’s pantomime dance, suggested by a picture painted by George Mather Richards.
I saw a proud, mysterious cat, I saw a proud, mysterious cat Too proud to catch a mouse or rat— Mew, mew, mew. But catnip she would eat, and purr, But catnip she would eat, and purr. And goldfish she did much prefer— Mew, mew, mew. I saw a cat—’twas but a dream, I saw a cat—’twas but a dream Who scorned the slave that brought her cream— Mew, mew, mew. Unless the slave were dressed in style, Unless the slave were dressed in style And knelt before her all the while— Mew, mew, mew. Did you ever hear of a thing like that? Did you ever hear of a thing like that? Did you ever hear of a thing like that? Oh, what a proud mysterious cat. Oh, what a proud mysterious cat. Oh, what a proud mysterious cat. Mew... mew... mew.
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay's other poems:
- What the Miner in the Desert Said
- The King of Yellow Butterflies
- Sweet Briars of the Stairways
- A Prayer to All the Dead among Mine Own People
- Written for a Musician
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