re: #451 Gus 802

Where do you put the stamp?

The Addressing of Cats

Old Deuteronomy: YOU’VE HEARD OF SEVERAL KINDS OF CAT
AND MY OPINION NOW IS THAT
YOU SHOULD NEED NO INTERPRETER
TO UNDERSTAND OUR CHARACTER
YOU’VE LEARNED ENOUGH TO TAKE THE VIEW
THAT CATS ARE VERY MUCH LIKE YOU
YOU’VE SEEN US BOTH AT WORK AND GAMES
AND LEARNED ABOUT OUR PROPER NAMES
OUR HABITS AND OUR HABITAT
BUT HOW DO YOU ADDRESS A CAT?
SO FIRST YOUR MEMORY I’LL JOG
AND SAY A CAT IS NOT A DOG

All Jellicles: SO FIRST YOUR MEMORY I’LL JOG
AND SAY A CAT IS NOT A DOG

Old Deuteronomy: WITH CATS, SOME SAY ONE RULE IS TRUE
DON’T SPEAK TILL YOU ARE SPOKEN TO
MYSELF, I DO NOT HOLD WITH THAT
I SAY YOU SHOULD ADDRESS A CAT
BUT ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT HE
RESENTS FAMILIARITY
YOU BOW, AND TAKING OFF YOUR HAT
ADDRESS HIM IN THIS FORM: O CAT!
BEFORE A CAT WILL CONDESCEND
TO TREAT YOU AS A TRUSTED FRIEND
SOME LITTLE TOKEN OF ESTEEM
IS NEEDED, LIKE A DISH OF CREAM
AND YOU MIGHT NOW AND THEN SUPPLY
SOME CAVIAR OR STRAUSSBURG PIE
SOME POTTED GROUSE, OR SALMON PASTE
HE’S SURE TO HAVE HIS PERSONAL TASTE
AND SO IN TIME YOU REACH YOUR AIM
AND CALL HIM BY HIS NAME

All Jellicles: A CAT’S ENTITLED TO EXPECT
THESE EVIDENCES OF RESPECT
SO THIS IS THIS AND THAT IS THAT
AND THERE’S HOW YOU ADDRESS A CAT
A CAT’S ENTITLED TO EXPECT
THESE EVIDENCES OF RESPECT
SO THIS IS THIS AND THAT IS THAT
AND THERE’S HOW YOU ADDRESS A CAT