Why Own a Cat?
There鈥檚 a danger you know.
You can鈥檛 own just one, for the craving will grow.
There鈥檚 no doubt they鈥檙e addictive, wherein lies the danger
While living with lots, you鈥檒l grow poorer and stranger
One cat is not trouble, and two are so funny,
The third one is easy, the fourth one鈥檚 a honey
The fifth is delightful, the sixth ones鈥檚 a breeze.
You find you can live with a houseful, with ease.
So how 鈥檅out another? Would you really dare?
They鈥檙e really quite easy, but Oh Lord, the hair!
With cats on the sofa and cats on the bed,
And crates in the kitchen, its no bother, you said.
They鈥檙e really no trouble, their manners are great.
What鈥檚 just one more cat and one more little crate?
The sofa is hairy, the windows are crusty.
The floor is all footprints, the furniture鈥檚 dusty.
The housekeeping suffers, but what do you care?
Who minds a few noseprints and a little more hair?
So let鈥檚 keep a kitten, you can always find room.
And a little more time for the dust cloth and broom.
There鈥檚 hardly a limit to the cats you can add
the thought of a cutback, sure makes you feel sad.
Each one is special, so useful, so funny,
The food bill grows larger, you owe the vet money.
Your folks never visit, few friends come to stay,
Except other cat folks, who live the same way.
Your lawn has now died and your shrubs are dead, too.
Your weekends are busy, you鈥檙e off with your crew.
There鈥檚 cat food and vitamins, grooming and shots
And entries and travel and motels, which cost lots.
Is it worth it you wonder? Are you caught in a trap?
Then that favorite comes up and climbs in your lap.
His look says you鈥檙e special and you know that you will
Keep all of the kittens in spite of the bill.
Some just for showing and some just to breed
And some just for loving, they all fill a need.
Late evening is awful, you scream and you shout
At the cats on the sofa, who refuse to get up.
The cats and the cat shows, the travel, the thrills
The work and the worry, the pressure, the bills.
The Whole thing seems worth it, the cats are your life.
They鈥檙e charming and funny and offset the strife.
Your lifestyle has changed, things just won鈥檛 be the same.
Yes, those cats are addictive and so鈥檚 the cat game!