Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.

Subject: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 10:24 AM

Corrrrrrr. I was wondrin' if there's any good Cat type songz out there...corrr. Blinkin' huminz always warblin' on about how good it used to be in the old dayz. Corrr. Wot about da Cat, eh? Never a word about ole' Moggo. Corrr.

Any Thortz?

Corrrrrrr.....

English Jon's Cat

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: MMario
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 10:27 AM

How about this one?

The Dundee Cat

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 10:31 AM

Sam The Skull

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 10:31 AM

Corrrrr. I don' fink dat sort of fing should be commememeratered in the tradition, reeeeely. corrrr. In fact, the less said about da whole bollox fing, the better. I fink.

Corrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

English Jon's Cat

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: MMario
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 10:43 AM

well - there is Tortoise-shell ; Persian Kitty ; Senor Don Gato to name a few...

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 10:46 AM

mmmeeeeroooowallll mrrrppp.... bollockssssss.... whassssss them then - am I meant to have them mrp mrp?

Monty roooooowoolllllwal

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 10:51 AM

Corrrrrr. dat wud depend on wever you are a lady kat or a chappy cat of de bollocular persasion. corrrr.

Either way I don' fink it is polite to sing about da bollox of da cat. corrrr. Damn Vett. Corrr. I'll gettim.

EJC

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Naemanson
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 11:27 AM

Oscar Brand released an album (I Like Cats) that was all songs about cats. Cheryl Wheeler included a song about her cats (Meow) on her album Sylvia Hotel.

Then there are the traditional ones like The Body In The Bag and The Cat Came Back.

I like Sam The Skull. Is there a tune out there for it?

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 12:09 PM

Didn't Garrison Keillor have a cd of songs for your cat?

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: MMario
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 12:18 PM

Songs about Cats

this looks interesting, too

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Bert
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 01:55 PM

Is no one going to mention "Alley Cat" - Dum ta da dee dum dum dum dum.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 03:11 PM

Then there's always "I'm Gonna Drown Me Cat", the parody of "All Around My Hat;" it's somewhere in the Archieves.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Little Hawk
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 11:25 PM

"Ring Tail Tom" is a good one. Rick Fielding sang it the other night, and I hadn't heard it in 35 years!

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Matt_R
Date: 20 Feb 01 - 11:40 PM

What is this corrrr thing?

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 01:16 AM

corrr blimey!

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Hawker
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 02:30 AM

Our old cat is rather fond of CAT Stephens whilst the kittens prefer to listen to CATatonia - and TOM Jones...especially What's new PUSSYCAT Whoaaaaahwhooooaaaawhaoooooo - o!!!!! ROFL Lucy

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 03:51 AM

Corrrrrr... is a noize that a Cat makez wen it is finkin very 'ard about somefink. It iz a kind of phisolophical type of purrrringe. Corrrr.

English Jon's Cat

++++++++

Jon would like to ask:

Has anyone got lyrics for Body in the bag? (Corrr Blimey indeed). I'll have a look in DT in a minute.

Cheers,

Jon

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Wolfgang
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 04:09 AM

Enter 'cat' in the DT search and you'll get 100+ hits. And don't forget also to enter 'moggy' or otherwise you'd miss the beautiful Nobody's moggy now.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Mr Red
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 11:59 AM

Eric Bogle (I assume Somebody's Moggy = Nobody's Moggy) claims that the song had its genesis in the long drives across Oz to gigs and the large number of run-over feral felines converted to dried flatcats. Indeed he claims to hold the world cat frisbee record.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From:
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 12:15 PM

Wonderful CD is "BEDLAM CATS" by Cynthia McQUillan and I can't recall who else. I love "OVERFLOWING CATBOX BLUES."

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Bert
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 12:16 PM

To the tune of "The Girl I left Behind Me"

A white cat sitting on a black cat's tail
and the black cat said 'cor blimey'
If you stick your nose right up my arse
you won't be far behind me.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: GUEST,morgan of killicrankie
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 02:55 PM

people get silly always silly people stupid cats know right stuff eat sleep fight mate sometimes play

watch small animal and catch it

lie in sunbeam or near hot fireplace

find best cushion every time

ask cats

they know

best song is made up on the spot like a howl to all the world make your own song sing it they don't like it/

what do they know/

morgan

Subject: Lyr Add: TOMCAT TROUBLE (Tim Henderson)
From: Sarah2
Date: 21 Feb 01 - 10:57 PM

Tomcat Trouble
by Tim Henderson

Tomcat trouble on an old porch swing;
He's dreamin' of the night when the cat is king,
Lookin' down on the feeder where the songbirds sing
With his bad eye...
And dreamin' of a kitty from catnip city
With a deep, dark, silky purr:
A biter and a spitter, she's the mama of a litter
That looks more like him than her!
And dreamin' of a...

Chorus:
Black cat night,
There's gonna be a bad cat fight
We're hoping things will turn out right
For a chewed-up kitty from run-dog city,
Uh huh...

Tomcat trouble on a moonlit night
He's layin' in the alleyway, just waitin' for a fight
Watchin' everything that comes in sight
With his bad eye...
Eyes glowin' pretty to a "Here, kitty, kitty!"
And a million other midnight sounds
Claws kinda itchin' and a tail kinda twitchin'
And a chewed ear hangin' on down!
He's dreamin' of...

Chorus

Tomcat trouble, hey, what do I see?
He's droppin' on a brown dog from out of a tree
Claws churnin' and a coal fire burnin'
In his bad eye...
There a thrashin' and a smashin' and a trash can crashin'
And lights where no lights were!
A spittin' and a yowlin' and a hound dog howlin'
While that tomcat's pluckin' fur!
And dreamin' of a...

Chorus

Tomcat trouble; hell, that's what he's for:
Chasing all the songbirds away from your door,
Taking all you give and demanding more
With his bad eye...
Moonlight serenading and a-alley renegading
At the risk of his nine lives,
Moanin' and a-spittin' and a-makin' baby kittens
With the help of a hundred wives!
And dreamin' of a...

Chorus

***

(It's very bluesy and cat cool sounding)

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 04:01 AM

Corrr yeahh. Dat is a Kool Catsonggg. Corrr.. Tomcat Bloooz. Yeahhh. Corrrr. Fank's a lot Sarah2.

EJC

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: guest(intruder-inactive)
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 07:33 AM

and kilban's

love to eat dem mousies
mousies what i love to eat
bite they tiny heads off
nibble on they little feet

had the cartoon somewhere
cat in a coffeehouse with a sixstring
singin' away

Subject: Lyr Add: THE CAT THAT ROAMED
From: Gervase
Date: 14 Jun 01 - 08:02 AM

A belated addition (I sing this to my cat as a dire warning. Particularly when his farts get too bad):

THE CAT THAT ROAMED
(Malcolm Austin)

In the West End of Hayes lives a working man
He says I can't fly but me moggie can
And when my cat gets free
He comes flying back to me
Lifted up by next-door's toe

There's a pigeon loft in next-door's yard
With locks and bars - oh, entry was hard
But Charlie had a dream;
Oh how he would scheme
Just to get amongst them for his tea.

It was 1950 - that's ten to eight,
When the neighbour made his big mistake;
Left the door open wide
Charlie got inside.
Sometimes it seems your dreams come true.

In the West End of Hayes life was hard
And so were those pigeons in next door's yard.
Have you seen what beaks can do?
It was far more peck than chew.
Poor old Charlie how his fur did fly.

The neighbour stormed out in a rage
To see Charlie fall out of that cage.
He said, 'Cat you're going to fly;
I'll lift you up so high
You'll think you're never coming down!'

I was off with me mates for a pint or two
When I saw a bit of orange flash up in the blue.
It's Charlie the cat that roamed
Flying back to his West End home.
Come outside he's crashed upon the path.

Get on up you flat moggie
And I'll fetch the vet to thee.
Charlie I told you so,
I warned you not to go;
Now you'll need a lift just to reach me knee.

In the West End of Hayes lives a working man.
He says I can't fly but me moggie can,
And when my cat gets free
He comes flying back to me,
Lifted up by next-door's toe.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 14 Jun 01 - 08:13 AM

Corrrrrr....shit. Bleedin' pijinz. corrrrrr. I'll gettum.

English Jon's Cat

Thanks Gervase!

EJ

Subject: Lyr Add: CAT FARTS
From: Áine
Date: 14 Jun 01 - 10:25 AM

I just can't believe that you 'old time' 'Catters haven't told English Jon about this song and the wonderful, classic BS: Cat Farts thread:

CAT FARTS
(Tune: How Much Is That Doggie In The Window)

Chorus:
How much is that kitten in the window,
The one with the odorous bum.
The aroma is one that we should know,
Reminds me of green river scum.

His eyes are the colour of emeralds,
His toothies they shine in the sun,
I would love to hug him and kiss him,
If his butt didn't smell like bad rum.

(Chorus)

He mews as I scratch his ears and hold him,
He nuzzles my cheek with a purr,
He raises his tail in greatest pleasure,
Too bad that his end has no fur!

(Chorus)

The man says there'll be no charge for him, dear
He's free to the first true good home,
But beware of his little SBD's, dear,
He could part the Red Sea with no comb!

(Chorus)

-- Áine

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: GUEST,Artie on the windowsill
Date: 14 Jun 01 - 10:31 AM

My person has a friend named Akire Bubar who has a demo tape that includes the song, "Throw Your Cat Away". She's at www.akire.com

My person says the song is funny, but I am NOT amused.

And I hate this food I loved yesterday. Mommmm! Feed me something else!

Artie

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: GUEST,beadie
Date: 14 Jun 01 - 12:36 PM

It's not entirely about a cat, but check out Hoyt Axton's song "Della and the Dealer" [and a dog named Jake and a cat named Kalamazoo]. Its on the digitrad d-base.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Charley Noble
Date: 14 Jun 01 - 06:15 PM

I'm still bitter that my contribution to Garrison Keiller's collection was rejected, and that I can no longer find the lyrics. It was entitled "There are No Hairballs in Heaven" to the tune of "The Lightning Express." It's gone, solid gone...There's that great British children's book called "The Ship's Cat", all in verse about this piratical feline.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Diva
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 05:38 AM

Well my cat Molly..the famous singing mudcat...loves the Mollymauk song as sung by Micca and Jacko and others.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 05:47 AM

My cat was called Molly - the cat that evil bitch woman took from me, along with my house and a few other things.

Arhghghghghghggh. corrrrr shit.

It was named after the East-Anglian folk dance style!

EJ

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: GUEST,The Real Jim Cheydi's pet viper
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:04 AM

....and it's got a real problem with gender identity!!

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:09 AM

Hallo Jim!

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: pavane
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:10 AM

There's always the ?rugby song 'Cats on the rooftop' to the tune of John Peel. I can only remember the chorus, and that is 'words objectionable' as they used to say

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Jim Cheydi
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:35 AM

Hey dude!

Moggy would a-courting go?

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:39 AM

Welcome to Mudcaffoo, Jim

up for the w/e in Berks then?

Loomwa

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Mike Byers
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:48 AM

A few years ago, I wrote a piece called "Reilly's Cat." You can find it at www.ravenglass.org; click on "diversions" at the bottom of the front page and then on "poetry". I never put it to music, but anyone who's so inclinded is free to have a go at it.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Jim Cheydi
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:49 AM

Could well be. Will there be beer and loose women do you think?

JC

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 07:57 AM

A cat song that did NOT get on the Garrison Keiler cat song CD is "Cat-town Races," which was on A Prairie Home Companion in the very early '80s. Anyone have the words?

I learned the "All Around My Hat" parody from Judy Cook:

"I'm going to kill my cat
And smother him with my pillow.
He pissed upon my hat
And for that he has to pay.
But I'm not in to cruelty
So when I'm through dissecting it
I'm going to send the pieces to the ASPCA."

I last sang it after a spate of "Don't Pet the Dog," "Please Send My Dog Home, Uncle Sam," and a host of others of that ilk.

Bat Goddess

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 08:09 AM

yes and no Jim, in that order.

JL

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: pavane
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 09:00 AM

And a snippet of parody:

Hush hush, whisper who dares
Little boy sits at the foot of the stairs
Blood on the carpet, and fur on the mat
Christopher Robin's castrated the cat

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 09:11 AM

Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! shitshitshit. I'lll getchooooo! Corrrrr! shit! corrrrr! Bledin' kristufarobbinhsssss. corrrrrrrrr. shit.

English Jon's Cat

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Gervase
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 09:27 AM

The version I remember was (and cover your ears, Teabag*):

Little boy kneels at the foot of the stairs,
Clutched in his hand a tuft of white hairs.
Goodness gracious, fancy that!
Christoper Robin's castrated the cat.


(But I bet he charges a lot less than my vet!)



*Teabag being the name of the cat that bites my toes most mornings. Don't ask why; there's no sensible reason. Just never name a cat when pissed. Could have been worse, though. He was very nearly Kitten Tikka.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: pavane
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 09:30 AM

My version is closer to the original rhyme

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 09:33 AM

SHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT! CORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! STOPITNOW-CORRILLGETCHOOOO!

NUFFWIDABOLLOXFING! CORRRRRRRRRRR!

EJC

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: Gervase
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 09:39 AM

Funny that - I think Teabag is still not entirely gruntled at losing his bollocks either, which is why he knocks nine bells out of my feet.
Can't say I blame him, though.

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: English Jon
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 09:41 AM

Corrrr... most ungruntled mate. corrrr....

Subject: RE: BS: Songs for Cats...Corrrrrrrr.
From: GUEST,Artie on the windowsill
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 10:39 AM

I took my revenge on my person when she took me to be "neutered", as the humans say: I made sure one of my 'bollocks' did not "drop", so she had to pay a higher fee to have the job done (heh heh heh).

But I must say that, as a feline of delicate aspect ( to use the disgusting term that humans do, I was the "runt" of my litter), it pleases me not to deign to engage in clawticuffs with those hulking, brutish toms who are so unrefined as to "mark" their meager territory while I have an entire human abode at my disposal! Therefore I've come to terms with my person on the subject of the unfortunate "neutering" incident, and she is of course my devoted servant for life.

Now, if you'll pardon me, I must once again go through the motions of refusing her latest offering. Ah, the rigorous duties of lordship....