Lyrics and Music by Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: As Long As I’m Flyin’ Browncoat baby In your daddy’s arms Wearing your Jayne’s hat With all of Kaylee’s charm I wonder what in life You might be And the choices you decide Or disagree Browncoat baby As I watch you grow big Will […]
Category Archives: Song Lyrics & Poetry
Lyrics by Marc Gunn and of songs he plays as well as chords as played on the autoharp.
Jasper Tabby Kitty Cat-y (Lyrics)
“Jasper Tabby Kitty Cat-y” (parody “Barnyards of Delgaty”), lyrics Marc Gunn, music traditional, March 15, 2004 Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers As I went down to the feline market, Feline market to adopt a kitty, I fell in love with a sweet grey tabby With the greenest eyes you’ve ever seen. […]
Furagone’s Wake (Lyrics)
“Furagone’s Wake” lyrics by Marc Gunn, music “Finnegan’s Wake”, April 16, 2004 Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Tim Furagone lived on Walklin Street A gentle Sphynx Cat mighty odd. He had a meow both thick and sweet, And to jump off a fence he’d land with a thod. Now the […]
Catnipping Green (Lyrics)
“Catnipping Green” (parody “Fiddler’s Green” Words Marc Gunn, music traditional, Apr 27, 2004 Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers As I roved on outside one evening so fair, To pounce on small crickets and chase birds in the air, I heard an old Tom cat a-singing a song, Lying in catnips […]
Black Kitty Paw (Lyrics)
Lyrics Marc Gunn, music traditional, Sept 26, 2007 Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Her eyes they glowed like the moonlight. She strolled like a Queen her head tall. Her furr had a sheen of obsidion, She helped shine with her black kitty paw. In a neat little town they call […]
The Cat Came Back… The Cat’s Perspective (Lyrics)
“The Cat Came Back… The Cat’s Perspective” lyrics Marc Gunn, music traditional “The Moonshiner”, Feb 2, 2004 Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers I was a crazy cat for many a year, My years are advancing. Now I sleep in my chair. But old Mr. Johnson still wants me to play […]
When Kitty Eyes Are Smiling (Lyrics)
“When Kitty Eyes Are Smiling” lyrics by Marc Gunn, music parody of “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling”), 10/2/2003 Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Live at the Cactus Cafe (and Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers) There’s a kitty eye, watching something dart by Though he may’ve seen nothing at all. Be it game or alive, he […]
The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf (Lyrics)
“The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf” (parody of “The Bonnie Ship the Diamond”) by Marc Gunn, February 23, 2005 Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers The mining ship the Red Dwarf Is careening off into space. Three million years its been adrift. You’re the last of the human race. You were […]
A Cat Named Rover (Lyrics)
“A Cat Named Rover” (parody of “Gypsy Rover”) lyrics by Marc Gunn, December 3, 2004, music Traditional Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers A cat named Rover came over the hill Jumping through the grass so shady He yowled and meowed till some stones flew down But he won the purrs […]
Wild Kitty (Lyrics)
Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Wild Kitty Lyrics by Marc Gunn parody of “Wild Rover”, music traditional Well I’ve been a wild kitty for many’s the year, And I found a nice pub that serves milk mixed with beer. This makes me quite happy, so I’ll purr with galore. Cuz […]