The Tortoiseshell Cat
Patrick Reginald Chalmers
1872 to 1942
Track 1
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As gay as a sunflower she;
In orange and black you see her wink,
Every possible cat.
And her eyes are as green as the sea.
The tortoiseshell cat,
This coat of colours, this raven black,
But all is vanity, all the way;
She is smooth and fat,
This red of tangerine;
And her waistcoat's white and her nose is pink,
Twilight follows the brightest day,
And we call her Josephine,
Every possible cat.
And every cat in the twilight's gray,
Twilight's coming and close of day,
And every cat in the twilight's gray,
She sits on the mat,
Because she weareth upon her back
But all is vanity, all the way;
The tortoiseshell cat,
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