Friday, 1 January 2016 11:02 pm
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deckardcanineIt's been a while since I last entered a contest in the Style Invitational of The Washington Post, but Mom recently pointed me to one asking for songs rewritten with lyrics to or about cats. Unlike most of these contests, this one does not discourage collaboration. Entries aren't due until the 4th, so I thought I'd show you all my work in progress and allow you to offer suggestions for improvement.
A man comes home from work;
He says, "Cat, you’re so soft on the outside.
I’m glad you’re soft on the outside;
The rest of my life is so hard.
I need a photo of you with me.
I want a shot at YouTube fame.
I want a vid to go viral,
One in which my cat’s starred.
Buttlicker, buttlicker!
Dogs out the window,
Far away from the pet door.
Mr. Lowbelly, Lowbelly,
Get your claws away from me!
I know you don’t find lasers amusing anymore.
"Since you’ve been my buddy, cat,
I will feed you dinner now.
I can call you Kitty,
And Kitty, when you call me,
You can call, 'Meow!'"
I realize that the original lyrics don't do much with rhyme or rhythm, but it was the first tune to spring to mind, thanks to my mishearing at an early age.
A man comes home from work;
He says, "Cat, you’re so soft on the outside.
I’m glad you’re soft on the outside;
The rest of my life is so hard.
I need a photo of you with me.
I want a shot at YouTube fame.
I want a vid to go viral,
One in which my cat’s starred.
Buttlicker, buttlicker!
Dogs out the window,
Far away from the pet door.
Mr. Lowbelly, Lowbelly,
Get your claws away from me!
I know you don’t find lasers amusing anymore.
"Since you’ve been my buddy, cat,
I will feed you dinner now.
I can call you Kitty,
And Kitty, when you call me,
You can call, 'Meow!'"
I realize that the original lyrics don't do much with rhyme or rhythm, but it was the first tune to spring to mind, thanks to my mishearing at an early age.