The Siameze Cat Club Chorale has menny menny songz in their repertoire, but there are some speshul songs that were written or adapted espeshully for kitty use or to commemorate notable moments in kitty history. Following are some of those songs, as collected by me, Ceilidh Flurrydance, Mewsical Director of the Siameze Cat Chorus. There are:
Kitty
anthems (We are Siamese,
The
Tabby Cat Song, Purrshun Anfem, Comfurtably
Nipped)
Kitty
favorites (The Loose Poops Song,
Dat's
Not a TV Dat's Lunch!)
Adventure
songs (The Song of the
Great Cadbury Hunt)
Patriotic
songs (O Catnada,
Starz
n Stripez Furefur, and
The
Star Span-Gulled Banner)
Holiday
songs fur Kissamouse and Noo
Yeer'z,
Memorial
songs (Ofur thuh Rainbow,
Goodbye
Furry Frend, Welcome Furry Friend, Omar's
Feeme, Abigail's Song, I'll
Be Seeing Yew, Dis Syde uv Hevven )
And a link to more songs from the furst Jellicle Ball.
We hope yew enjoy reading an singing all these songs from thuh Siameze
Cat Club Chorale!
--Ceilidh Flurrydance, M.D.S.C.C.C.
This furst song is the Feeme Song uv thuh Siameze Cat Club Chorale, an we open nearly efurry program by singing it as we come onto thuh stage.
We are Siameze, if you please.
We are Siameze, if you don't please.
We are former resident of Siam.
There are no finer cat than I am!
We sing songs of joy and songs of sadness too;
We sing songs of love and songs of feeling
bloo.
We sing songs for all the things that kitties
do;
If you ask, we'll sing a speshul song for
you.
We sing all together in Ar-Pee-Cee-Cee.
There are songs for you and there are songs
for me.
When we raise our voices, we are shur to pleeeze!
Nocat singz more beeeyoutiful than Siameze!
The Tabby Cat Club has its own theme song, too, written by Pippy. It's always a popular selection for sing-alongs, especially after efurrykitty has had a few spikearitas or shubeers!
The PurrshunAnfem
(to the toon uv "Hair" frum da play uv da same name)
Dont ask me dat - I'ze justa hairy cat
I'ze hairy noon an nite, hair dats a
frite
I'ze hairy hi an low
Dont ask me why, dont no!
It's notta fing I choze -
Deeze slippurry, tuffty toez!
Giff me a cat wiff hair, long beeyootiful
hair
Chin beerd, liun mayne, fringies, sideburrns,
bloomers!
Giff me down to dere, (hair!)
To da floor an longurr (hair!)
Here kittins, dere momcat, effuryware
dadcat dadcat
[Corus]
Hair! (hair hair hair hair hair hair)
Flow it, Show it;
Long as Bast can grow it, Mine Hair!
See it flote inda breeze, heer da hoomins
all sneeze,
dere's NO home fur da flees in mine
hair.
Drifft inda fud, sink in yur sooop;
Tayl soopurrb....dere's no wurrd
for da beeyooty, da splendurr, da wundurr
ov mine..
[Repeet corus]
Hair! (hair hair hair hair hair hair)
Flow it, Show it;
Long as Bast can grow it, Mine Hair!
.
This next song wuz written by Britches, adapted from thuh song by Pink Floyd called Comfortably Numb. He felt this wud be a great song fur kitties on nip, an we did too. We offer it here wif speshul dedication to alla kitties in Nipaholics Anonnymus (an organization that celebrates nip).
(to da toon uv Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd)
Meow!!!!
Is there ennybuddy in there??
Just purr if yu can heer me.
Is there ennyone at home??
Come on now,
I heer yu are going to see TED
I can eeze yur mind
and make yu feel like a kitten again.
Relax,
I'll need sum infurrmation furst.
Can yu tell me where to sit?
There is no feer, yu are floating!
a distant d*g barks in thuh next yard!
Yu are only lying in the sun,
Yur tail lashes, but I can't heer yu purring,
When I was a kitten, I got some Nip
my paws felt like four balloons,
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, yu understand
this is not how I am....
I have becum cumfurtably nipped....
Ok, ok, ok
Just a liddle nibble,
there'll be no more ROoooooooowwwwww
but yu may feel a liddle dizzy!
Can yu stand up?
I do buleev it is werking gud,
That will keep yu goign thru thuh visit,
Come on, it's tyme to go....
There is no feer, yu are floating!
a distant d*g barks in thuh next yard!
Yu are only lying in the sun,
yur tail lashes, but I can't heer yu purring,
When I was a kitten
I caught a fleeting glimpse
out of thuh corner of mine eye
I turned to luk, but it was gone
I cannot put my paw upon it...
Thuh kitten is gone,
thuh nip is gone
and I have becum
Cumfurtably nipped.
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This next song wuz written by thuh Moore kitties (Mocha, Dusty, Oscar, Ebony, Tinker Belle, Sweet Pea, Chester, Angel, Rusty, Quincy and Percy) in response to a confursashun wif sefural other kitties in rpcc. It wuz an immediate hit wif alla kitties an we're furry glad thuh Moore kitties gave us purrmisshun to include it here in our songbuk. We call it thuh Loose Poopz Song.
(To thuh toon uv "Bringing in thuh Sheaves")
Playin in da sink
Playin in da sink
When da waters running
Wezel be playin in da sink.
Climin up da drapes
Climin up da drapes
When weze need a gud view
Wezel be climimg up da drapes
Hurkin up da furrrzzz
Hurkin up da furrrzzz
When weze licks our belliez
Wezel be hurkin up da furrzzz.
Sprinklin out da peeezzz
Sprinklin out da peeezzz
When wz feelin anxious
Wezel be sprinklin out da peezzz.
Loosing up da poopz
Loosing up da poopz
When our mom deserts us
Wezel be loosing up da poops.
Ripple, uv thuh Junod kitties, rote this next song. He wuz inspired when Snowstorm an Marshmallow excitedly announced that their meowmie had gotted them a noo TV: "Its a bigbigbig wun dat holds lotsanlots uv water (20 gallins Mama sed) an wuns they gotted it all fixed up an da waters all in it dey putted FORE FISHIES in it! Two orinje wuns dey call gold fishies an two black wuns dey call loaches!" When Ripple heard this, he hadda cloo Snowstorm an Marshmallow in:
Dats not just a TV, dat's LUNCH!
Yew put yer liddle paw in,
Yew pull yer liddle paw out,
Yew grab yerself a fishy
And yew shake it all abowt....
Yew do da munchy-munchy,
An yew burp when maw finds out!
Dat's what it'z awl about!!
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful flota
That started from this Newton's house
Aboard a toona bote...
Aboard a toona bote.
The mate was the mighty sailin Shu,
The skipper brave not in a buntin.
Five crewsengers set sail that day
For a three hour huntin;...
A Three hour huntin'.
Spike wuz the pilot whu cud steer
Strate to thuh Cadbury lair.
He took the wheel and set a course
That quickly took them there...
That quickly took them there.
The hunters fortified themselves
Before their fateful trip
With burdwizers and 'crowbangers--
Each took a mighty sip...
Each took a mighty sip.
The toona bote went up n dowsn
And Shu turned orange n green,
But still they vowed to keep their course
Till a cadbury was seen...
Till a cadbury was seen.
They brought a winch and cannon, too.
Some crab patee for bait.
The cadburys rose up ahead--
They didn't have to wait...
They didn't have to wait.
The cadburys started gettin' rough--
The toona bote was tossed.
If not for the courage of the cat brigade
The toona bote would be lost...
The toona bote would be lost.
Out swam the courageous KitsenKat,
So sure in her wee pink cast.
She lured those crazy beasts away
So the toona bote got past.
So the toona bote got past.
They hauled in two fierce beasties
While others circled round.
Put them on ice, and had a drink;
Then the kitties went to ground...
The kitties went to ground.
(key change)
But as they all were resting
And grooming each other clean,
They found they had a stowaway--
The ubiquitous Pauline...
The ubiquitous Pauline.
She was chasing after Major,
She was chasing Spike and Shu.
I'm afraid that if you don't move fast,
She'll soon be chasing you!
She'll soon be chasing you!
The bote set down on the litter of
This uncharted Tidycat beach,
With Mighty Shu,
And Rorsy too,
The Kitty Clubs
And winkwink frends.
Daring Pauline,
Sigmund, D.O.C. and
Kitsen too--
Here on Tidycat beach!
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Here are some of the songz arranged espeshully by and for thuh Siameze Cat Club Chorale for thuh Furrrst/Furrrth uv July parteez attended by alla kittiez on r.p.c. We began wif thuh Furrrst uv July party in Catnada, then efurrybody went on to thuh Furrth uv July partee in Catifornia, so we cud enjoy patriotic celebrashuns in bof countriez.
Some uv thuh red n white kitties made living tablowz uv thuh Catnadian maple leef flag while thuh Siameze Cat Chorale (n frends!) sang thuh Catnadian nashunal anthem (words provided by my mentee Rusty the Tiger's meowmie, adapted efur-so-slightly fur kittiez by me, Ceilidh Flurrydance):
O Catnada,
Our home and native land
Troo patriot love
In efurry cat command.
Wif purring hearts
We see thee rise,
Thuh troo north strong and free
Frum far and wide
O Catnada
We stand on guard for thee.
Bast keep our land
Glorious and free.
Oh Catnada, we stand on guard for thee
Oh Catnada, we stand on guard for thee!
And then there were firewerks n uther funfun celebrashuns.
After thuh Catnadian Furrrst uv July party wuz pritty much ofur, alla kittiez teleported to Gypsy Rose's Furrrth uv Jooly pool party in Catifornia where thuh red n white kittiez were joined by thuh bloo n gray kittiez to make a living tablow uv thuh Catmerican flag, n thuh Siameze Cat Chorus sang thuh piccolo descant while thuh tabby cats (with stars n stripes in their furs) sung noo cat werdz (written espeshully fur thuh event by Delilah wif editorial suggestionz by Lady Teazle) to thuh
Be kind to your sweet furry friends,
For cats love their country
like youuuuu do.
Be kind to your cats large and
small;
When our flag waves we all stand
tall.
There've been cats in thuh White
House, you know,
So red, white, n bloo we salute
you,
And sing with our hearts full
of pride,
Meow meow meow
Meow meow meow
Meow, meee-owwww-owwww!
And then we finished wif thuh Star Span-Gulled Banner, which alreddy had hoomin words, but Katerine (Miss Kitty) rote cat werdz for thuh first part, and I, Ceilidh Flurrydance thuh most beeeeeyoutiful Siameze, was inspired to write cat werdz fur thuh last part. Since we now haf our own Clarence az our furry own elected Presicat, I'm proud to contribute this anthem to alla kittiez uv Catmerica:
Oh, say can you see
By the dawn's early light
The cats waiting for food:
"Feed me NEOWWW, please, dear meowmie!"*
Stalking greeblings at night,
Tracking birdies in flight,
Working up appetite,
While thuh hoominz lie sleeping.
And the quiet cat stare,
Thuh house full of cat hair,
Give proof throo the night,
That your cats are still there.
So go feed your cats who are waiting for youuuu--
They fill your heart and home
With a love brave and troooooo!
*("daddy" or "hoomin" can be substituted as appropriate)
Dis Kissamouse Karol wuz started by Waffles, Francis an Marble from Norfolk inna UK. Den da Gordon Kitties frum Scotland added a verse, an then Mollie an Simon, an Katy, an da Seufert Cats (all frum da USA we fink) added verses. So it's a real internashunul carol from da whole Community. It'z sung to da toon uv "Deck da Halls" of course.
Deck da hawls wif tails of mousies
Meow ow ow owow, Meow owow!
'Tis da seesun to eat Pouncies
Meow ow ow owow, Meow owow!
Shred weese now the wrapping papurr
Meow ow ow, Meow ow ow, Meeow, meow, meow!
'Tis da seesuns fayfurrit purrlay fing
Meow ow ow, ow ow, Meow, Meow, Meow!
Dip we now ower pawz in duh wadur
Meow ow ow Meow ow ow, Meow, meow, meow!
Knowing dat we reely haddint oughter
Meow ow ow ow ow, Meow Meow Meow!
Look at meowmie squeelin wif delite
Meow ow ow meow ow ow ow ow!
Cuz we decorated wif all our might
Meow owow Meow meow meow!
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Thuh furry mewsical Koster Katz (Munchkin, Junior, Cinnabon, an OreoCookie) wrote this Kissamouse song based on alla fafurite things uv alla kitties on rpcc (to save space we've done whut they did when they posted, an just put down thuh lastest vurse--efurrykitty knows how this one goes):
Onda twelf day uv Kissamouse
My troo luf gave to me:
Twelf games uv QUIET
Eleven hoppin' crickets
Ten flys fur chasin'
Nine cans uv toona
Ate window hammocks
Seven drooly hedbuts
Six sammun pounces
Fife big lowd purrrrrrrz!
Four catnip mowsies
Free balls uv yarn
Two Mr. Stringz
An' lotza smurgles under da tree!
MEOWY KISSAMOUSE EFURRYBUDDY!!!
And then thuh mewsical Koster Katz wrotted this Noo Yeer's song, which they sang fur us in rpcc, an afterwars, alla rpcc kitties held pawz and twined tails and joined in.
(to da toon uv "Auld Lang Syne")
We haf so menny furry frends
That we haf met rite here,
We want to let yu know yu all
Are luffed so furry dear.
CHORUS:
We wish yu well, we wish yu luf
We wish yu all da best.
We know da noo yeer holds for all
Such fun and happiness.
We've had sum fun and frantic times
An solumn moments, too.
And lots uf purrs to send to help
Cheer up those who are bloo.
CHORUS
Dare are sum frendz dat we will miss
Who left us dis past yeer.
We've found so menny others noo
Who make us glad we're here.
CHORUS
We know dat there will be more tears
As sum go to da Bridj
But there will be so menny more
Fur us to smurgle wif.
FINUL CHORUS:
We wish yu well, we wish yu luf,
We wish yu all da best.
We know da noo yeer holds fur all
Such fun an happiness.
All kitties know about the Rainbow Bridge, where kitties and other friends wait for their hoominz to join them on the next stop of their eternal journey, and it has become our custom to sing "Somewhere Ofur thuh Rainbow" at kitty gatherings to honor our friends at the Bridge. Here iz thuh Siameze Cat Chorale's vershun uv this speshul song:
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that was purred of
Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are bloo,
And the dreems that we've dared to dreem
Reely do come troo.
Dear ones wait at the Rainbow,
Young and fair--
All our friends that we loved
Are playing and purring there.
Some day we'll be together
Friend with friend
We'll cross over the Rainbow
Never to part again
Some day we'll cross the Rainbow there
And all our loving purrs will fill the air.
Ceilidh Flurrydance, Founder an furst Mewsical Direktor of da Siameze Cat Chorale, went to da Rainbow Bridge in January 1999, so at da 1999 Jellicle Ball, her bestest frend Skye Silversong took ofur as Mewsical Direktor. After da Chorale sang "Ofur da Rainbow" dat yeer, da kitties at da ball heard a faint sound coming frum da sky. Dey looked up an saw a veil of many-colored lights flickering across da hevvens an as da glow got brighter an soft colors began to flow around da Jellicle Moon, da sound became clearer. The kitties heard dis echoing chorus of "Over da Rainbow":
We wait here at the Rainbow,
Young and fair.
All your frends that you've loved
Are playing and purring here.
Some day we'll be together,
Friend wif friend;
Till then, we'll send our purrs
And love that will never end.
We're waiting at the Rainbow fair
And send our loving purrs to fill the air.
Everykitty agreed it wuz da Rainbow Bridge Chorale dat Ceilidh Flurrydance must haf been organizing since she arrived atta Bridge. Skye Silversong lukked at the sky an waved. "Hihihi, Ceilidh," she said softly. "Hihihi, efurrykitty. Fangu." An efurrykitty at da Ball knew dat sumfing wunderful had happened.
This next song uz written by Onyx and his hoomin Cory in memory of Merlin thuh PhilosoCat, who was a wise and much-loved member of our community. Merlin went to thuh Bridge shortly after thuh hoomin princess named Diana, n when hooms wrote speshul noo werds to this song fur thuh Princess, Onyx n Cory were moved to write speshul werdz fur Merlin and alla other furry friends who've gone before us to thuh Bridge. We want to say fangu! to Onyx n Cory fur letting us include this beeyoutiful song in our repurrtoire.
(to the toon uv Candle inna Wind)
Goodbye furry friend;
May your spirit live in our heart.
You were a friend that gave your love
To all of those you knew.
You loved us without fail,
And you gave of yourself fully.
Now you're in peace at the bridge,
And the stars spell out your name.
And it seems to me
You lived your life
Like a friend of endless grace,
Never fading with the sunset when the rain
set in--
And your heart beats on in our soul and lasting
memories.
Your voice burned out long before our memories
ever will.
Loving you with ease,
Those many days spent by our side.
This torch we'll alwyas carry for our furry
beloved friend.
Even though we try, your loss brings us to
tears;
All our words cannot express the joy
You brought us through the years.
And it seems to me
You lived your life
Like a friend of endless grace,
Never faiding with the sunset when the rain
set in--
And your heart beats on in our soul and lasting
memories.
Your voice burned out long before our memories
ever will.
Adapted from "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Copyright 1983. Dick James Music, Ltd.
Copyright 1997 by Cory G. Ekern. Used with permission. Reprinting and distribution of these lyrics is not permitted without permission from Cory G. Ekern.
"My Meowmy and I have been very sad lately to see so many kitties who are leaving for the Rainbow Bridge. We're sad for their families that they left behind, and we're still thinking about Melody (dat's Harmony's sisfur) who only left us three months ago. We miss her a lot. I was reading some posts with the song "Goodbye, Furry Friend," and looking at the original lyrics of "Candle in the Wind" and "Goodbye England's Rose," and thinking about how Ceilidh is probably leading the Rainbow Bridge Chorale. When I fell asleep, all these thoughts ran together in my mind, until suddenly I felt as though I could see all our kitties who we've been purring for to have a safe peaceful journey to the Bridge. And I felt as though I could hear Ceilidh leading the Chorale, too. Melody was singing with them, which I expected she would be, and in my heart I felt as though she wanted us to know that they're welcoming all our kitty sisters and brothers to the Bridge. And this is the song that they were singing. It's got the same tune as "Goodbye, Furry Friend," but the words are changed."
Welcome, furry friend!
Your pain is over, It's been so long
Since you were so hurt and sick,
But now you're whole and strong!
Welcome to the Bridge!
Join our spirits, young and strong and kind,
This is where we play, and wait
For the ones we left behind.
And it seems to us you lived your life
As a friend of endless grace,
In the hearts of those you loved
You'll always have a place,
It was time for you to leave them
although you love them still,
Though bodies fail, your friendship,
love and memories never will!
Leaving them was tough,
But it's not so far as it seems,
You can still watch over them,
They can see you in their dreams.
Someday they'll arrive,
Joyfully you'll run to greet them then!
You'll cross the Rainbow Bridge together
And never be apart atain.
And it seems to us you lived your life
As a friend of endless grace,
In the hearts of those you loved
You'll always have a place,
You know you'll be together someday,
They know you love them still,
The world will end, but friendship,
Love and memories never will!
And then after the Rainbow Bridge Chorale finished singing this song, Harmony woke up. Wasn't that a wonderful dream?!
This next song wuz written by Ceilidh Flurrydance espeshully for thuh Siameze Cat Club Chorale to sing atta memorial fur our gud frend, Omar, when he went to thuh Bridge in Jooly, 1998. "Oh My Omar" wuz sumfing Omar's mom used to say to him, an Ceilidh kept finking bout that. An she also kept finking bout thuh way Omar luved to lern noo werdz an teech them to his frends. We hadda lotta fun wif his werds, an Ceilidh put sum uv them inna song too.
(to thuh toon uv "Oh, My Papa")
Oh my, Omar! Yew were a purrfit gentil cat.
Oh my, Omar! Always a werd uv love.
We see yew now, in yer Number Free hardhat,
Keeping thuh rolls uv all our frends above.
Oh my, Omar! yew were so furry generous,
Sharing wif all yer perspicacity.
Whenefur thuh werld seemed a liddle tenebrous,
Yer lenitive purrs wud set our spirits free.
Oh my, Omar, yew were a purrfit gentil cat.
Oh my, Omar, we remember yew wif love.
In August 1998, Abigail wuz hit by a metalmonster car and went to thuh Bridge furry suddenly. All her frends on rpcc were furry sad, especially because just a few days before, Abby had been crowned Princess uv Dizzy Werld by Micky Mouse hizownself at thuh big DizzyWerld party. Ceilidh and Skye wrote this song for her and the Siamese Cat Chorale sang it at her memorial service. It goes to the toon uv "Micky Mouse Club" and was a way to remind efurrykitty uv the happy times they all had wif Abby.
(to the toon of "Micky Mouse Club March")
Who's the princess that was crowned
The fairest without fail?
Ayy Bee Eye
Gee Ayy Eye
Ell spells ABIGAIL!
Hey there!
Hi there!
Ho there!
Just like inna fairytale!
Ayy Bee Eye
Gee Ayy Eye
Ell spells ABIGAIL!
ABIGAIL!
ABIGAIL!
Furefur she will live in memoree, ree,
REE!
So come along,
And join our song,
And proudly wave your tail
For AYY * BEE * EYE
(I am glad we knew her!)
GEE * AYY * EYE
(I will really miss her!)
ELL spells ABIGAIL!
The furst is by Mollie, and it also marked her furst appearance as a member uf da Chorale. We fink yew'll recognize da toon:
I'll be seeing yew in all duh old familyer
plases,
Dat dis hart uf mine embrases all day fru,
On my window sill,
Yer shadow lingers sill,
Or racing down duh hall,
Wiff feffur stik,
Or jingul ball,
I'll be seeing yew asleep on clofes I used
to ware,
On evry komfy eezy chare,
I'll always fink uf yew rite dere,
I'll find yew at duh Rainbow Brij wen my poor
life iz fru,
I'll be looking fur my frend,
An I'll be seeing yew.
Kissa an Willow rote dis beeyootiful song. It is sung to da toon uv "Da Roze" by Bette Middler:
Der'z a plase dis syde uv hevven
Dat'z called da Rainbow Brij
If yew luk hard enuff yew'll see it
Just offur da ridj
Owr frendz go dere wen dey leeve us
Dere helf will be restored
Dey run an jump an play dere
Dere payn it is no more.
Da sun shynez furry brite dere
Da rayn it neffur fallz
At da Brij dere is no fitin
Dey're frends dere, wun an all.
An da grass iz furry green dere
Da wadder's cool an kleen
An da sky dere is neffur cloudy
A purrtier plase yew've neffur seen.
Effen tho weez miss dem so much
Dere's no need to dispayr
Cuz sum day weez goin to joyn dem
An weez will all be happee dere.
But fur now weez haf owr memreez,
Effn tho weez miss dem so
Weez will rememfur dem fondlee
Until itz tyme fur us to go.
