Under His Hat, He Had Things

[bnewman]

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "Wings" by Cat Faber

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Brother and sister alone for the day,

Bored and befuddled with no games to play;

Too rainy to go out and swing on the swings,

If only we had some more things...

 

We stare out the window an hour or more;

Suddenly comes a sharp knock on the door.

A fanciful feline steps in with a spring,

And under his hat, he had things!

 

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Up speaks the goldfish, quite astonished:

"Your mother pointedly admonished:"

"No cats or any other strangers!"

But we were heedless of the danger.

 

"Watch," says the cat, "as I stand on this ball,"

"Balancing toys with no trouble at all,"

"All the while flying a kite from a string!"

Under his hat, he had things!

Crashing, collapsing, then there issue

More words of wisdom from the fish who

Quips as he wriggles from the rubble:

"I knew that feline would be trouble!"

 

Then the cat lifts up his hat to reveal

Two little creatures too cute to be real;

One of them zips, and the other one zings!

Under his hat, he had things!

 

No more our rainy day is lazy;

Things One and Two are going crazy!

Trashing one room and then another;

Next time we'll listen to our mother!

 

"Now," says the cat, "it is time that I go."

How he cleaned up so fast, we'll never know!

What to tell mother?  What story to sing?

Under his hat, he had things!