CATS - Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer lyrics

Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer We're a notorious couple of cats As knockabout clowns, quick change comedians Tight rope walkers and acrobats They had an extensive reputation They make our home in Victoria Grove That was merely their center of operation For they were incurably given to rove If the area window is found ajar And the basement looked like a field of war If a tile or two came loose on the roof Which presently seems to be waterproof If the drawers were pulled out from the bedroom chests And you couldn't find one of your winter vests Or after supper one of the girls Suddenly missed her Woolworth pearls Then the family would say, "It's that horrible cat It was Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer" And most of the time they left it at that Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer Had an unusual gift of the gab They were highly efficient cat burglars as well And remarkably smart at a smash and grab They make our home in Victoria Grove They had no regular occupation They were plausible fellows who like to engage A friendly policeman in conversation When the family a**embles for Sunday dinner Their minds made up that they wouldn't get thinner On Argentine joint, potatoes and greens Then the cook would appear from behind the scenes And say in a voice that was broken with sorrow "I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow The joint has gone from the oven like that" The family will say, "It's that horrible cat It was Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer" And most of the time they left it at that Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer Have a wonderful way of working together And some of the time you would say it was luck And some of the time you would say it was weather They go through the house like a hurricane And no sober person could take his oath Was it Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer? Or could you have sworn that it mightn't be both? And when you heard a dining room smash Or up from the pantry there came a loud crash Or down from the library came a loud ping From a vase which was commonly said to be Ming Then the family would say, "Now which was which cat? It was Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer" And there's nothing at all could be done about that And there's nothing at all to be done about that