Music & Lyrics: Marie-Lynn Hammond

To hear this song, go to my music-player

I share my house with half a dozen felines
it wasn’t planned, it just turned out that way
and one thing I have found when you have animals around
is that you’ll never have another boring day

oh a kitty must have walked across my keyboard
when I went downstairs to get myself a snack
a kitty must have walked across my keyboard
’cause this was on the screen when I got back

(it said) AAAA EEEE S O S O G I P P
, , , , [ ] [ ] I X L 4 U
AAAA EEEE U C Y I M A Q T
1 2 3 U R A Q T 2

at first I thought this was some coded message
from aliens who’d come from outer space
but then I saw Miss Pippin slinking underneath my desk
with a smug yet guilty look upon her face

oh always thought my cats were pretty clever
but frankly this display was something new
hey bp nichol better move on over
this kitty she’s more avant-guarde than you

She wrote AAAA (etc.)

on Friday my computer wasn’t working
I called some geeky expert to my house
he fiddled for an hour then he charged me ninety bucks and said
“Your problem’s too much cat hair in your mouse!”

“Too much cat hair in my mouse?”
“Too much cat hair in your mouse—
lady, my advice is get these cats out of your house!”
I said “Mister you don’t know me or you’d probably change your pitch
now I don’t mean to sound catty but computers drive me batty,
while the kitties are my treasure and they bring me so much pleasure
so if something’s gotta go it’s the computer that I’m gonna ditch!”

oh a kitty must have walked across my keyboard
when I went downstairs to get myself a snack
a kitty must have walked across my keyboard
’cause this was on the screen when I came back

It said AAAA etc.