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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING AND FALL: TO A YOUNG CHILD by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS WEDDED (PROVENCAL AIR) by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE SURPRISE by GAMALIEL BRADFORD AUTUMN MOOD by SELETHA A. BROWN LETTER TO JAMES TENNANT OF GLENCONNER by ROBERT BURNS VISTAS OF LABOR: 2. THE MINER by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON TO SHAKESPEARE'S MOTHER by GEORGE HERBERT CLARKE |