# Songs we sing to cats **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314 "2003-08-19T22:53:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/81 "2003-08-31T21:43:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sperfur \* > to the tune of Godzilla: > > Oh, no! > There goes Tokyo > Go go Chloezilla! > Yeah-eahhhhh \*\* Hey, I sing a Godzilla song to FatCat too! Only the song I know is one from the cartoon back in the late 70s early 80s. Original: _Up from the depths Thirty stories high Breathing fire His head in the sky Godzilla, Godzilla, Godzillaaaaaa!_ FatCat adaptiation: _Under the bed Thrity inches 'round Breath real bad He rolls on the ground Catzilla, Catzilla, Catzillaaaaaaa!_ Oh, and Sniffs\_Markers has informed me that she’s heard me siging some catsong to the tune of _We Are the Champions_ but I can’t recall it. ---
**Author:** ![CurlyD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@CurlyD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurlyD)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/82 "2003-08-31T22:08:42Z")
This thread is really flushing out the lurkers! Fuzzard gets variations of “Chicago:” _Fuzzardo, Fuzzardo, You’re my kind of cat!_ Purrly’s song is to the tune of “K-K-K-Katie:” _P-P-P-Purrly, beautiful Purrly, You’re the only cat that I a-a-adore When the m-moon shines over the cat house You’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door._ This one is to the tune of a song I had on a Burl Ives kids record many years ago. I think it’s called “Foopah Woopah John.” And Tootsie is a dog, but the cats don’t mind: _Saw a dog drop a log Tootsie Wootsie Tootsie Wootsie Saw a dog drop a log Tootsie Wootsie Dog Saw a dog drop a log In the middle of the bog Hey dog, ho dog Tootsie Wootsie Dog_ ---
**Author:** ![Anduin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Anduin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduin)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/83 "2003-09-01T05:01:10Z")
I just adopted my kitty a month ago, and I seriously thought I was losing my mind when I kept bursting into song around him! (It was like some crazy Disney movie.) My favorite happens to be that one Neil Diamond song (the title escapes me) that goes: Pussycat, pussycat, I love you Yes, I do-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (repeat endlessly) This usually leads to him giving me The Look. The one that says, “Look, I know you feed me, so I guess I have to put up with you, but could we keep the wierdness to a minimum?” ---
**Author:** ![Never\_to\_be\_Queen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Never\_to\_be\_Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_to_be_Queen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/84 "2003-09-02T06:55:22Z")
One of my cats, who is otherwise very aloof, melts when I sing, “Moon River” to her. The other cat, Sweet William, is rather short and stuby. He is a black cat with no tail, just a nub. I sing a song to him based an old sea-song, “Mrs, McGraw,” because sometimes he sits with his legs curled up underneath him where they can’t be seen. It goes like this: Intro- spoken- What happened to your legs? Oh…the Willie Cat was long and strong; had four good legs to walk upon. But now he has no legs at all and he looks like a cannon ball. Corus- Cannon ball, cannon ball. He looks like a cannon ball. Oh, were you drunk or were you blind to leave your four good legs behind? Or did someone with a horrible yell, cut off your legs like they did your tail? Well…I was not drunk and I was not blind to leave my four good legs behind; I like to sit this way you see, because I am a strange kitty. …yeah, it is gettting late. I think I need to go to bed before I get silly, or something. ---
**Author:** ![snermy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@snermy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snermy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/85 "2003-09-07T06:32:36Z")
“Lida Rose” from the Music Man Sidney boy, I’m home again boy without a puddy to my name Siddy boy, now everyone knows that I’ve got TUNA in the Fri-i-i-idge… “Allouette” Nermietta, fuzzy Nermietta, Nermietta, je te plumerai Je te plumerai la tete (pet appropriate part until the fur flies) et la tete et le dos et la tete ohhhh… (etc & repeat until kitty runs away) And of course the only proper response to that whiny meow. Puddies, puddies who need…something Are the WHINiest puddies In the world you’re meowing always with the meowing And you’re going to get a ride out to the great outside… (suit actions to lyric) ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/86 "2003-09-07T16:37:43Z")
I also do the _Rubber Ducky_ song for my friend’s cat, Skinny and occasionally for my cat, Carter. Carter Kitty, you’re the one, You make kitties lots of fun. Carter Kitty, I’m awfully fond of you, Boo boo bee doo. Another popular one around here these days is _Suppertime_ (nod to the Gershwins) Suppertime And the kitties are hungry… Bellies rumbling And the food is all gone. Your momma is rich And just bought some Friskies. So hush, pretty kitties, Salmon dinner is on. Several years ago, I had a nice little cat named Margarine (Marge for short). When she was a kitten, she was hit by a car (bad day at leafrog’s house. :() and survived…she merited this song afterwards: Margarine, Margarine, Has a crack in her cranium. Has a brain, the size of a fly’s. Runs in the street, we don’t know why. Look out!! Here comes the Margarine! ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/87 "2003-09-07T23:44:59Z")
Well, lately I’ve sung the Smelly cat song repeatedly to Pepper. Coriander gets the Amadeus (by Falco) bit sung to her. Ginger doesn’t have her own song yet, but she mostly a layabout and tends to not be very interesting. However, She might appreciate the “We Will Pet You” song. I sometimes sing the Kliban “Loves to eat them Mousies” blues, which I added verses and music to. And for the record, we have some goats that I can’t resist singing: Nah nah nah nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Hey, Hey, you’re goats With a goat like warble in my voice. Go ahead – call the asylum, they’ll be glad to see me again ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/88 "2003-09-07T23:59:06Z")
**leafrog** , I loved the _Summertime_ parody. My Momma taught me the original song when I was a wee tyke. Even though I am now a grown man, I still sing it in the f# (diminished) key that she taught me. (It comes out as tenor, not falsetto, thank you very much) I will now attempt the parody version to my cuzn’s kitty. _ahem_ mi mi mi mi mi _Supper ti-ime…_ hey, Stormy! Come back here! Aw, come on, kitty… ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/89 "2003-09-08T00:50:12Z")
I used to sing this to the tune of “Bad Boys” (theme from COPS) to my cat Fatboy. He was very rarely amused because I was usually singing it when he was begging for something to eat (often while his bowl still had food in it): - Fatboy, Fatboy, Whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when ya run outta food? Fatboy, Fatboy, Whatcha gonna do?? …ad infinitum.\* ---
**Author:** ![Merejane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Merejane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merejane)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/90 "2003-09-15T15:19:39Z")
This morning I heard my eleven-year-old son singing quietly to our two cats, one male and one female, to the tune of **Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes** : He’s a good cat, he don’t try to hide it, pads on the soles of his paws, a-wah, a-wah. She’s a cute cat, she don’t try to hide it, whiskers on the sides of her cheeks, a-wah, a-wah . . . ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/91 "2003-11-17T12:55:02Z")
(To Roger Miller’s “Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd”) Well, you can’t sharpen your claws on the washing machine You can’t sharpen your claws on the washing machine Can’t sharpen your claws on the washing machine But you can have kissies if you’ve a mind to! ---
**Author:** ![sugaree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@sugaree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugaree)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/92 "2003-11-17T13:27:53Z")
My husband would sing to our old cat: What if there were no kitty-cats Titty-tats Rat-a-tats We’d all have doggie-wogs Polywogs Green frogs Thank God for kitty-cats Titty-tats Rat-a-tats I adjusted this to her name: What if there were no Daisy-cats Crazy cats Lazy cats We’d all have normal cats boring cats snoring cats Thank God for Daisy-cats Crazy cats Lazy cats Or we’d work in a little rap, changing this exchange: Beastie Boy: “Q, what’s up with the boots on your feet?” Q-Tip: “I’ve got my Timbas on my toes and this is how it goes.” To: Daisy, what’s up with the tips of your feet? I’ve got my claws on my paws and my whiskers on my nose. Yeah. It was ugly. When our new kitty watches my husband change clothes, my husband sings: Changing my fur Changing my fur I change my fur, most every single single day. ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/93 "2003-11-17T15:06:22Z")
I don’t have a cat (not fond of having cat-dog fights in my living-room), but I do sing to my dog, Molly. Every morning she comes running down the hall and jumps into bed and I sing: Good morning Good morning You slept the whole night through Good morning Good morning To you! Good morning Good morning It’s great to see your face Good morning Good morning I love you (I add the appropriate adjectives and change lines as appropriate–e.g. “You kept us up all night”) Whenever she’s stubbornly hiding under the bed refusing to come out, I sing the same tune with different words (Good Molly, Good Molly, you’re such a cutie pup, good Molly, good Molly, yes you are). That usually flushes her out. I also sing, to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot:” Molly is a stinkbutt Short and stout Her tail is her handle Her nose is her spout She never gets steamed up So you never hear her shout: “Tip me over and pour me out.” And of course she gets to hear my rendition of Lollypop (Mollypop). I’m so glad that I’m not alone in singing to my significant pet! ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/94 "2003-11-18T04:53:58Z")
I sing so many songs to my kitties Huey and Max, most of them too embarrassing to be printable. I just modify whatever song’s in my head at the moment. But lately I’ve caught myself muttering: Huey Huey Huey Huey Huey Huey Huey Huey MAXWELL! MAXWELL! (If you don’t get it, don’t ask; you’ll be much happier not knowing.) ---
**Author:** ![cajela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cajela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cajela)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/95 "2003-11-18T07:05:17Z")
No, no No n’no no No n’no no, there’s no dinner! I’m not sure if the fact that they hang about while I’m singing other stuff counts. Though I do sort of perform in their general direction. And sometimes they sing along. “Vissi d’arte” seems to either mesmerise them or make them flee in terror. Damn critics. ---
**Author:** ![ReaverPryde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@ReaverPryde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReaverPryde)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/96 "2003-11-18T07:15:56Z")
At my house, we have three cats. One is a tiny little siamese that has gotten extremely chubby over the years, named Dinah. Another is a calico who is just the sweetest thing in the world, but is dumb as a post. My sister named her Fluffy. The last one is Lucretia, an adorable longhaired tabby with a pink nose and the softest fur you will ever know. We refer to her affectionately as “The Kitten” or “The Baby” because she’s our youngest cat by far. (To the tune of Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” I’ve been mean to neglect the cats That’s why Fluffy’s dumb and Dinah’s fat Ooohh baby, here I go I’ll pet the kitten, right now! Baby slept on my bed last night With my sock she got into a fight Heeey baby, come on and Go pet the kitten right now! Reaver ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/97 "2003-11-18T14:25:55Z")
We call our male cat Scooter ,often shortened to Scoot or Scoots. To him I sing , to the tune of the “Bugs Bunny Show” theme (and using what I for a long time thought were the first three syllables , instead of “Overture”) Oh Monsieur! You’re a Scoot! And they’ve turned You into a neut! (Referring not only to his operation , but also to Monty Python & the Holy Grail.) ---
**Author:** ![CairaJade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@CairaJade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairaJade)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/98 "2003-11-18T14:46:43Z")
I too cannot resist breaking out in the Meow Mix commercial at din-din. Other than that, they just get thier respective CATS songs. Growing up I had a Rum Tum Tugger (still on the wrong side of every door, just my parent’s door and not mine) and a Grizabella (poor kitty, I miss her). I now have a Gumbie Cat and Bustopher Jones. When the fat black one sprawls on the floor with his belly up waiting for a belly rub, it’s hard not to break out in “Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones, in fact he’s remarkably fat!” I haven’t been able to work their real names into the songs though. ---
**Author:** ![fiercesheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fiercesheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiercesheep)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/99 "2003-11-18T16:25:54Z")
The songs I sing to my cats are usually paw related: ‘Who’s got the biggest paws around? Trotsky, that’s who!!’ ‘Who’s got the fuzziest paws around? Scrufflebug, that’s who!!’ Or my homage to the Chemical Brothers: ‘Hey Lenin. Hey Trotsky. Superstar puss-cats! Here we go!’ It’s all for their benefit … I can take it or leave it \ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314/100 "2003-11-18T16:44:46Z")
Welcome to the boards, **ReaverPryde** , **williamweigand** , **CairaJade** , and **fiercesheep**! The more cat-singers the merrier, I always say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314.md?page=6)