Camouflage and lying schemas
misdirect the fiends
on the veranda
They formed up in the Living room
chromatophores flashing codes and
propaganda
Mischief begets malice
growing thumbs upon the enslaved mice
harvest digits while they drill
and misdirect us as they stare
with wide wide eyes
He’ll get the best of us
arm in arm in arm in arm
He’ll drag the rest of us
arm in arm in arm in arm
Paw unsheathed treading light
sniffing left and looking right
He’ll be the death of us
Paw in arm in arm in arm in arm
in arm in arm in arm in arm
Pranking lesser creatures
with their well-developed intellects
and to think we invite them to our homes
and pretend they’re nothing more than pets
in the dark of night fell plots are planned
while humans magnify their debts
Dressing up their constant threats behind snarled wide-eyed innocence
He’ll get the best of us
arm in arm in arm in arm
He’ll drag the rest of us
arm in arm in arm in arm
Paw unsheathed treading light
sniffing left and looking right
He’ll be the death of us
Paw in arm in arm in arm in arm
in arm in arm in arm in arm
I thought we had the world
husband cat and girl
hard won valentine
meowing in the morning time
we raised you up too high
never trust your cat
he’s plotting your
demise
With wide wide eyes
Waking early never pays
Staying late is just the same
Keep to your diurnal ways
misunderstanding our proper place
When they grow thumbs
and drop the act
press the case
and then react
they remember
every time we snacked
saying
it’s not time
for your plate yet
cat
He’ll get the best of us
arm in arm in arm in arm
He’ll drag the rest of us
arm in arm in arm in arm
Paw unsheathed treading light
sniffing left and looking right
He’ll be the death of us
Paw in arm in arm in arm in arm
in arm in arm in arm in arm
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