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Rum Tum Tugger
by
T. S. Elliot
The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat:
If
you offer him pheasant he would
rather have grouse.
If you put him in a house he would
much prefer a flat,
If
you put him in a flat then he’d rather
have a house.
If you set him on a mouse then he only
wants a rat,
If
you set him on a rat then he’d rather
chase a mouse.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat —
And there
isn’t any call for me to shout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there’s no doing anything about it!
The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore:
When
you let him in, then he wants to be out;
He’s always on the wrong side of every door,
And as soon as he’s
at home, then he’d
like to get about.
He likes to lie in the bureau drawer,
But he makes such a fuss if he
can’t get out.
Yes the Rum
Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat —
And there isn’t any use for you to doubt it:
For he will do
As he do do
And
there’s no doing anything about it!
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast:
His
disobliging ways are a matter of habit.
If you offer him fish then he always
wants a feast;
When there isn’t
any fish then he
won’t eat rabbit.
If you offer him cream then he sniffs and sneers,
For he only likes what
he finds for himself;
So you’ll catch him in it right up to the ears,
If you put it away on the larder shelf.
The
Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing,
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn’t care for a cuddle;
But he’ll leap on your
lap in the
middle of your sewing,
For there’s nothing he enjoys like
a horrible muddle.
Yes the Rum Tum
Tugger is a Curious Cat —
And there isn’t any need for me to spout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And
theres no doing anything about it!
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