My Pussy Lyrics
Miss Pussy drinks her milk with a lap-lap, wipes her whiskers and lies down for a nap. When she wakes she plays hide-and-seek under the sofa and the table, and the speaker calls them two happy playmates.
My Pussy
Oh! here is Miss Pussy;
She's drinking her milk;
Her coat is as soft
And as glossy as silk.
She sips it all up
With her little lap-lap;
Then wiping her whiskers,
Lies down for a nap.
My kitty is gentle,
She loves me right well,
And how funny at playing
No language can tell.
Now under the sofa,
Now under the table,
She laughs and says, "Catch me!"
As she only is able.
Oh, dearly I love her!
And you never did spy
Two happier playmates
Than kitty and I.
Printed from https://nurseryrhymes.co/my-pussy/
- Type
- Animal Rhymes, Poems for Children
- Tune
- Soft and purring at the start, then quicker for the game of Catch me
- Best for ages
- 2 to 6 years
Hand Motions and Actions
| When you sing | Do this |
|---|---|
| She sips it all up | Dip your tongue as if lapping milk and say lap-lap. |
| Then wiping her whiskers, | Wipe each side of your upper lip with a curled finger. |
What Does My Pussy Mean?
The poem follows a cat through a short stretch of her day. She drinks, wipes her whiskers with a paw, and curls up for a nap. A cat's tongue makes a small lapping sound, and the poem copies it with lap-lap. Her coat is glossy as silk, which means shiny and smooth.
The last two verses turn to play. The cat goes under the sofa and under the table, and the poem says she laughs and says, Catch me!, so the game is hide-and-seek, with the cat doing the hiding. The final lines say the speaker never saw two happier playmates than kitty and I. Several pairs rhyme clearly: milk with silk, lap-lap with nap, and table with able.
History and Origin
This American verse collection first appeared with a copyright date of 1884. The poem gives the cat a name, Miss Pussy, and is told in the first person by her owner.
Learning Activities
- Lap-lap sound: make the lapping sound together and see who can do it softest.
- Hide for the cat: with a toy cat, hide it under a cushion or chair and let the child say 'Catch me!' before finding it.
- Stroke softly: if you have a cat or a toy, practise stroking from head to tail with a light hand, and let the cat leave when it wants.
- Clean-up cat: pretend to be a cat and wash your face with a paw, as Miss Pussy does.