The Ad-Dressing of Cats

[00:04.02] You've heard of several kinds of cat
[00:09.29] And my opinion now is that
[00:14.09] You should need no interpreter to understand our character
[00:23.77] You've earned enough to take the view
[00:28.64] That cats are very much like you
[00:33.33] You've seen us both at work and games
[00:38.55] And learnt about our proper names
[00:43.28] Our habits and our habitat
[00:48.06] But how would you ad-dress a cat?
[00:57.10] So first, your memory I'll jog
[01:04.38] And say a cat is not a dog
[01:19.03] Now dogs pretend they like to fight
[01:23.96] They often bark or seldom bite
[01:28.50] But yet a dog is on the whole
[01:33.17] What you would call a simple soul
[01:37.89] The usual dog about the town
[01:42.72] Is much inclined to play the clown
[01:47.47] And far from showing too much pride
[01:52.60] Is frequently undignified
[01:57.36] He's such an easy-going lout
[02:02.14] He'll answer any hail or shout!
[02:11.86] The usual dog about the town
[02:16.87] Is inclined to play the clown
[02:21.07] Again I must remind you that
[02:27.85] A dog's a dog, a cat's a cat
[02:38.47] With cats, some say one rule is true
[02:45.28] Don't speak 'til you are spoken to
[02:53.98] Myself I do not hold with that
[02:58.64] I say you should ad-dress a cat
[03:03.23] But always bear in mind that he resents familiarity
[03:14.48] You bow, and taking off your hat, ad-dress him in this form
[03:28.87] "Oh cat!"
[03:32.82] Before a cat will condescend
[03:37.38] To treat you as a trusted friend
[03:42.12] Some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream
[03:51.17] And you might now and then supply
[03:55.50] Some caviar or Strasbourg pie
[03:59.88] Some potted grouse of salmon paste
[04:04.94] He's sure to have his personal taste
[04:09.96] And so in time you'll reach your aim
[04:14.36] And call him by his name
[04:24.41] So this is that, and that is that
[04:31.99] And that's how you ad-dress a cat
[04:39.53] A cat's entitled to expect these evidences of respect
[04:49.12] So this is this, and that is that
[04:56.68] And that's how you ad-dress a cat
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