I MEANT TO DO THAT

(by Catherine "Cat" Faber and Arlene "Callie" Hills)

My kitty chases shadows, as her instincts demand
And sometimes the excitement gets a bit out of hand
She'll ramble and she'll scramble and she'll fly through the air
To wind up in a pile-up at the foot of the stair.

    (She says)
	[-] I meant to do that, I'll have it be known
	I did it on purpose, for plans of my own,
	Since you're just a human and I am a cat,
	I thought I ought to mention that I meant to do that.

My kitty jumps the ravens, just to give them a scare;
She'll leap a dozen feet or so straight up in the air;
If the ravens see her heading up, they don't hang around
And both her paws are empty when she touches the ground.

    (She says)
	[-] I meant to do that, ...
    
When cats do something foolish, [-] they don't run and hide
Some cynical souls [-] say they're salving their pride;
They pull themselves together and they flourish their tails
They fluff their ruffs, or casually polish their nails.

    (They say)
	[-] I meant to do that, ...
    
From a kitten's book of etiquette, this lesson I take
You don't have to be embarrassed when you make a mistake
You pull yourself together, and you brush off your hat,
And tell the watching crowd, "you know, I meant to do that!" 

    [-] 
	[-] I meant to do that, I'll have it be known
	I did it on purpose, for plans of my own,
	Since you're just a human and I am a cat,
	I thought I ought to mention that I meant to do that.
    (I meant to)
	Do that, I'll have it be known
	I did it on purpose, for plans of my own,
	Since you're just a human and I am a cat,
	I thought I ought to mention that I meant to do that.

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