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The King Of The Cats

So Ashes of Honor by author, filker, and podcaster (and winner of a Hugo Award!) Seanan McGuire just came out.

And I had to have it Right Away. And it has Tybalt in it. I've always had this not-so-sneaking fondness for Tybalt, what can I say?
The King of the Cats
lyrics and melody by Cat Faber 2012
a capella mp3 here

     Dm               Gm* Dm
The King of the Cats has many abodes
 Dm        Gm        C      A
Scattered along the Shadow Roads,
    Dm        C         Dm      A
The entrance shows and then it scats,
   Dm      F       A           Dm
It answers to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats is mighty free
Keeping the strangest company.
They're all decked out in spikes and tats;
They answer to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats the shadow veils
And even my own cats carry tales.
They aren't much as diplomats;
They answer to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats with Trouble sports
His people comprise the Shadow Courts
Like ninja pirate acrobats
They answer to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats won't go away
Fool that I am to feed a stray
He smiles at me; my heart pitter-pats
It answers to the King of the Cats.

* this Gm is only one beat; if you can't get on and off it that fast, stick with the Dm.
For those who are interested, there are four songs inspired by Seanan's work (Oak and Ash, Art Feeds Life, Mayday and One Salt Sea) all dressed up and stepping out on my new CD "The King's Lute" available at Bandcamp.
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Can't wait to hear this!
The mp3 linked at the top--is it not working properly?
OOH I missed that!
Cool! Fun song =)

Thanks!
:-) You're welcome. That's where I usually put the link to the mp3, FWIW.

And I'm very pleased that you like the song; I had fun dancing around and recording it. There's a clunk in one part I had to go in afterwards and set the volume way down on, because I was waving my hands too enthusiastically and I hit the music stand.
But does the King of the Cats answer to Krosp I ? :)
Well, by rights Krosp is the Emperor of Cats... but I'm having trouble picturing Tybalt taking Krosp seriously.
... Now I want someone to draw that. *__________*
Alas, drawing is not my strong point. :-)
Great song!
Thanks! :-)
Nice! The Professora & I liked that. (Meow!)
I'm very glad you liked it.

I have an affinity for cats (tough guess, huh?)
Oooh... I like it!!

:-) Thank you!
NINJA PIRATE ACROBATS. Best rhyme ever.
I'm very pleased you like it!

Though in my opinion "with the subtlety of a blunderbuss / All YouR SoNgZ R BeLong 2 US!" is still a strong contender for personal best.
Many exciting options are available, but that one's a personal favorite here, too [hitting as it does close to home ;)].
Yay Tibbles! =:o>

Wanna hear this one.
Is the mp3 linked at the top not working for you?
[FACEPALM] Didn't even see it there.

[LISTENS]
Lovely! =:o>
You'll be wanting our Tim Walker on trumpet solo, I think... =;o}
I don't think I've had the pleasure of hearing Tim, but an instrumental solo or bridge of some kind would be a fun addition.
I've just made my first Bandcamp purchase: The King's Lute! It's downloading now.
Thank you for your purchase sir, and I hope you enjoy the music! Let me know if you have any problems and I'll do my level best to sort them out.

And remember, if you mention the CD and link to my bandcamp page on your social media of choice, (and send me a link in case I miss it) I will send you a code for a bonus 21st song at Bandcamp.
I'm glad to do the favor: https://twitter.com/GaryM03062
Thank you very much. When I have the Real Computer back tomorrow morning I will send you a message with your bonus code.