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You've heard of several kinds of cat |
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And my opinion now is that |
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You should need no interpreter |
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To understand our character |
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You've learned enough to take the view |
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That cats are very much like you |
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You've seen us both at work and games |
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And learnt about our proper names |
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Our habits and our habitat |
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But how would you address a cat? |
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So first, you’ll memory I'll jog |
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And say: A cat is not a dog |
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Now dogs pretend they like to fight |
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They often bark, more seldom bite |
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But yet a dog is, on the whole |
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What you would call a simple soul |
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The usual dog about the town |
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Is much inclined to play the clown |
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And far from showing too much pride |
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Is frequently undignified |
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He's such an easy-going lout |
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He'll answer any hail or shout |
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The usual dog about the town |
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Is much inclined to play the clown |
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Again I must remind you that |
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A dog's a dog, a cat's a cat |
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With cats, some say one rule is true |
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Don't speak 'til you are spoken to |
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Myself I do not hold with that |
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I say you should address a cat |
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But always bear in mind that he |
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Resents familiarity |
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You bow, and taking off your hat |
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Address him in this form: "O' cat!" |
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Before a cat will condescend |
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To treat you as a trusted friend |
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Some little token of esteem |
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Is needed, like a dish of cream |
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And you might now and then supply |
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Some caviar, or Strasburg pie |
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Some potted grouse or salmon paste |
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He's sure to have his personal taste |
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And so in time you reach your aim |
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And call him by his name |
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So this is this, and that is that |
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And there's how you address a cat |
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A cat's entitled to expect |
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These evidences of respect |
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So this is this, and that is that |
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And there's how you address a cat |
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