For space is wide and good friends are too few.
The King of the Cats has many abodes
Scattered along the Shadow Roads,
The entrance shows, and then it scats,
It answers to the King of the Cats.
“The King of the Cats” by Cat Faber, inspired by the October Daye books by Seanan McGuire. Lyrics available on Bandcamp.
“Destroy, Destroy, Destroy,” by Lauren Cox, a song inspired by her two Maine Coon fluffballs. Because we can never have enough songs about cats.
Lauren also has a Facebook page!
I woke up quite certain–today is the day.
Somehow I know things are going my way;
I’m rested and ready, well tested and taught;
Today is the day I will–catch the red dot!
“Today is the Day,” a very determined cat’s song from Cat Faber.
When the people all stop and stare
And say, “Why you gotta be like that?”
I just look them in the eye and tell them
I WAS RAISED BY BATS
“Raised by Bats,” a goth anthem from Aurelio Voltaire.
Alfie Purl, Christopher, Ruby and Zack;
Move the sheep and the fences around!
Take the ones from the front and put these in the back
Move the sheep and the fences around.
Why would you write a shanty about sheep? Why not. Sung, appropriately, in a field, by Talis Kimberley and Chantelle Smith. Featuring the names of real sheep!
We’re raucous, rude, and rowdy
And ask us if we care!
We have our boisterous buddies
And food that we don’t share
We’re foremost at a party
And rearmost in a fight
And if you think you’re tougher
We’ll just say that you are right
A tribute to crows, the birds with the best life philosophy. “Raucous, Rude, and Rowdy,” lyrics by Mercedes Lackey, sung by Paul Espinoza (I think)
Never set the cat on fire, you only will annoy it
The flames will make the beast perspire; it surely won’t enjoy it
“Never Set the Cat on Fire” by Frank Hayes, a classic filk that goes in a much different direction than you’d expect it to.
Lyrics with chords available here.
They raid your liquor cabinet, though they’re not of age to drink
They’re staging tango competitions in the kitchen sink
They’re critiquing your new painting (your perspective’s off, they say)
And they’re analyzing your décor for optimal feng shui
“Eight-Legged Blues,” by special-edition four-member Vixy & Tony (Michelle Dockrey, Tony Fabris, Betsy Tinney, and Sunnie Larsen)
The part of the spiders is credited to Betsy’s cello, Raven.
Everymouse knows, everymouse knows
Let the bravest mice bell him so everymouse knows.
“Belling the Cat,” by Talis Kimberley
There are a surprising number of songs by filkers about cats and/or mice. This one’s a metaphor.
This might just be the saddest song ever written, if you ask me.
“Dog On The Moon,” by Garry Novikoff
(and the dog doesn’t die; that’s not why it’s sad)
Lyrics available here