Volume 1 — “’FRAID CAT!”
Reading edition
BY FRANK MUNRO
To Pussy-town, the other day, The movies came. And you must know, The only chance mice have to play Is when the cats Go to the show!
(Yes, mice have certain little “rights”— Though I confess ’Em hard to see! And one is to stay up o’ nights And steal our cheese— If cheese there be!)
Well, in the playhouse, on the screen, The pussies saw (And so may you) True love run smoothly, I ween: But “also ran,” A dog in blue!
The foolish cats, in great alarm, Dashed out, nor Asked for money back!— A dog policeman has no charm When he is close Upon one’s track!
They did not use their heads. I fear; (Some boys and girls Are just like that) And so the pussies now must hear The grown folks say “’Fraid cat! ’Fraid cat!”
the cats at the movies from a drawing by culmer barnes
