(Rendition from Kathryn Cloonan CD, kathiecloonan.com)
Once upon a time there was a little cat named Scat the Cat. One
day he noticed that his all brothers and sisters looked just like he
did and no one could tell him apart. Then he noticed that his
cousins looked just he did and no one could tell him apart.
He wanted to look different. And so he decide to change his color. So he sang,
“I’m Scat the Cat,I’m sassy and fat
and I can change my color just like that.”
And he did, he turned into a blue cat. Blue like as the sky and blue
as the sea. He was so excited he ran down to the pond to look in
the water and see himself. When he did he fell in. He hollered for
help but his brothers and sisters could not see him.
It’s just a good thing that Timothy Turtle came by and said “Quick,
jump on my back” and he did. As soon as he got safely out ot the
water he shook himself off and decide he did not want to be a blue
cat anymore. So he sang,
“I’m scat the cat, I’m sassy and fat
and I can change my colors just like that!”
And he did, he turned into a green cat. Green as the trees and
green as the grass. Yep green as the grass. When he went out to
play and nobody could see him. And nobody ever threw the ball to
him. He decided it was no fun being a green at afterall. So he sang,
"I'm Scat the cat, I'm sassy and fat
and I can change my color just like that!"
And he turned into a yellow cat. OOOoo
bright as the sun. He was was pretty proud of that.
He went walking through the woods. And all of a sudden he met Leo
the lion and he said, "Hey, wait a minute I am the only yellow cat
round here? and Scat said, “Yes sir, yes sir” and he sang,
“I’m scat the cat. I'm sassy and fat
and I can change my color just like that!
He turned into a orange cat. He was pretty happy with that until he
went walking down the street and saw some children playing
basketball. And then he thought “Oh, I would not want to be
mistaken for a basketball and get bounced on that hard, hard
ground. Oh Dear!!” So he sang,
“I’m scat the cat, I’m sassy and fat,
and I can change my colors just like that”
And he turned into a purple cat. He liked that color. Until his
brothers and sisters came along and took one look at him and said
“Who ever heard of a purple cat?” and they started to laugh and
they laughed so hard they fell on the ground with thier little paws
sticking right up in the air.
And his cousins came by and started laughing too. Well scat took
one look at all the brothers, sisters and cousins all laughing at him
and he decided he did not want to be a purple cat afterall. So he sang,
“I’m scat the cat and I’m sassy and fat,
and I can change my color just like that.
And he turned right back the way he started. Now he sang,
“I’m scat the cat,
I’m sasssy and fat,
I’m a little black cat
and I’m happy with
that, Yeah!!”
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