The Old Gumbie Cat: Lyrics
I have a Gumbie cat in mind Her name is Jennyanydots Her coat is of the tabby kind With tiger stripes and leopard spots
All day she sits upon the stair Or on the step or on the mat She sits and sits and sits and sits And that's what makes a Gumbie cat
That's what makes a Gumbie cat
But when the day's hustle and bustle is done Then the Gumbie cat's work is but hardly begun
And when all the family's in bed and asleep She tucks up her skirts to the basement to creep
She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice Their behavior's not good and their manners not nice
So when she has got them lined up on the matting She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting
I have a Gumbie cat in mind Her name is Jennyanydots The curtain cord she likes to wind And tie it into sailor knots
She sits upon the windowsill Or anything that's smooth and flat She sits and sits and sits and sits And that's what makes a Gumbie cat
That's what makes a Gumbie cat
But when the day's hustle and bustle is done Then the Gumbie cat's work is but hardly begun
She thinks that the cockroaches need employment To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment
So she's formed from that lot of disorderly louts A troop of well disciplined helpful boy scouts
With a purpose in life and a good deed to do And she's even created a beetle's tattoo
(Dance Break: Modified) For she's a jolly good fellow Thank you my dears
All day she sits upon the stair Or on the step or on the mat She sits and sits and sits and sits And that's what makes a Gumbie cat
That's what makes a Gumbie cat
But when the day's hustle and bustle is done Then the Gumbie cat's work is but hardly begun
And when all the family's in bed and asleep She tucks up her skirts to the basement to creep
She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice Their behavior's not good and their manners not nice
So when she has got them lined up on the matting She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting
I have a Gumbie cat in mind Her name is Jennyanydots The curtain cord she likes to wind And tie it into sailor knots
She sits upon the windowsill Or anything that's smooth and flat She sits and sits and sits and sits And that's what makes a Gumbie cat
That's what makes a Gumbie cat
But when the day's hustle and bustle is done Then the Gumbie cat's work is but hardly begun
She thinks that the cockroaches need employment To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment
So she's formed from that lot of disorderly louts A troop of well disciplined helpful boy scouts
With a purpose in life and a good deed to do And she's even created a beetle's tattoo
(Dance Break: Modified) For she's a jolly good fellow Thank you my dears