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Fidgety Cats and Feline Pets

Fidgety Cats And Feline Pets (A Parody) Fidgety cats and feline pets go out for a midnight run, Siamese are to rare to ever dare to And in Bali and Mali cats retire from dawn till one. Persian Blues prefer to choose to snooze in the noon day sun And there’s a rumour the Puma will sleep when the day is done. Fidgety cats and feline pets go out for a midnight run. The Ocelot, cares not a jot for the heat of the noon-day sun And the Bengal rarely sleeps at all. At mid-day in Mandalay the Tiger will hunt for fun, But fidgety cats and feline pets go out for a midnight run. The Lion’s roar is no more when the clock strikes one And you will never meet a Cheetah after the setting sun. The Maine Coone will bathe at noon and the Burmese is quite at ease in the rays of the Asian sun, But fidgety cats and feline pets go out for a midnight run. Adapted from ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’ by Sir Noel Coward. Barry Stebbings 07/03/18

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Date: 11/9/2018 7:18:00 AM
I enjoyed this Barry. I have a Bengal and a Persian :) Great poem!
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/10/2018 8:56:00 AM
Thank you, Heidi. I used to have a black English short hair, but not any more, sadly. // Barry.
Date: 10/15/2018 6:18:00 PM
Love it. I have 2 Maine Coons, who sleep past noon.
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Date: 7/8/2018 5:08:00 PM
I don't know the "mad dogs and englishment" that you adapted this from, but wow (or MEOW) Good one!!!
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 7/10/2018 12:56:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea. I think the work of Sir Noel Coward is not as well known now as it once was. // Barry
Date: 7/5/2018 2:52:00 PM
I really like this one Barry...Meow!...very clever, you really seem to know your cats!...you might enjoy my cat write "The Brothers Grimm"...have a purr-fect day :0
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 7/7/2018 4:49:00 AM
Thank you, Chris. I am a cat lover, they fascinate me. // Barry.
Date: 7/5/2018 1:46:00 PM
Lotsa fun, Barry!
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 7/8/2018 3:18:00 PM
Thank you, Kim. // Barry
Date: 7/4/2018 1:16:00 AM
Excellent Barry! I was not familiar with this. : )
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 7/4/2018 11:43:00 AM
Thank you very much, Connie. // Barry
Date: 7/3/2018 4:56:00 PM
ha ha ha I was singing along to this Barry it fits the tune perfectly a wonderful parody:-) hugs jan xx
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 7/4/2018 11:43:00 AM
Thank you, Jan, I enjoyed writing this one. // Barry

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