Bad Omen

by Mismatched Socks

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I was walking down the the street at a quarter to four
When I met a black cat, he said my life was a bore
"Well I'm having much more fun than you," (I said)
"I could do anything I wanted to"
He looked at me and he smiled a lot
He said "Sure you have thumbs, but have you ever thought
You got less fur than a Siamese,
And I bet you have a harder time climbing trees"
So I asked him true, "What should I do
If I want to be a little black cat like you?"
"Well I'll trade you my body for free,
and then you can be a little black cat like me"
With a one, two, three, four...

Well, a cat's the only cat, they say
That knows just where it's at today
And with nine lives and a tail too
I count among the honored few
But as it goes, to my surprise,
I came to know I was not wise
To cut a longer story short
I do report:
I found my pleasures fleeting, my happiness kept bleeding
I had no balls of yarn, and slept inside a barn
I met a cat named Esther, her family'd gone and left her
At three weeks old and truth be told
I left her too, out in the cold
I couldn't solve my problems, so how could I solve hers?
Cold and tired, matted fur, oh how could things get worse?

I was walking down the street at a quarter to three
When I saw a sorry fella, looked a lot like me
That's the moment I hatched a plan,
And I walked right up, 'cause I'd found my man
"Well you look like you're having a wonderful time,
But wouldn't you agree there's more to find?
I mean you got less fur than a Siamese,
And I bet you have a harder time climbing trees."
And wouldn't it be he asked who to see,
If he wants to be a nice black cat like me
"Well I'll trade you my body for free,
And then you can be a little black cat like me"
With a one, two, three, four...

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released April 1, 2018

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