by Pam Owens, August 12, 2004

Another submission by Mother Pockets for my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD. This song is set to the tune of “Gypsy Rover” and tells the story of how kittens are born.

A yowling kitty came over my fence
In from the alley so shady
He whimpered and he howled til I threw a rock,
But he won the heart of my Lady—

–chorus–
Tom cats roam in the dark of night
To that I have no objection
But if you come courting at my house,
I wish you'd use some protection!

The tom cat came to my back porch door
Sat on the steps so gaily
He called and he sniffed and he was quite bold
For he knew inside was my Lady!

My pretty Lady went to the back door
Scratched at the screen so plainly
They hissed and they spit but it was quite clear
That he'd won the heart of my Lady!

At last my Lady could take no more
She threw herself through the screen door
The two ran off and I feared the worst
For she had no sense of demeanor!

The next day Lady came skulking home
She looked all ragged and bitten.
But as I feared, after two more months,
She blessed me with 5 little kittens.

And now you've heard of my plight so wrong,
For tips I'll not be hittin'
But if there's one here who liked my song,
Won't you help me by taking a kitten?