New Video: Cat Shanty (Lyrics) (Patreon)

Dragon Con Filk Music Track asked me to record an Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers show for Dragon Con TV. I was trying to think what I could do to make it extra special. To do something different. 

"I need a good drinking song," I thought. "It needs to be a good, easy meow-along. Maybe a sea shanty, going on the idea of the Sea Shanties for Cat Lovers album I talked about doing years ago."

The chorus was super easy.

Meow hiss meow hiss... 

"Well, what's the song about?", I thought. "If I'm doing a simple shanty I can just tell the story about how to make humans fall in love with cats.

The lyrics pretty much wrote themselves after that.

Cat Shanty

by Marc Gunn

When I was a young kitten, my mother said to me.If you want to win the heart of all humans that you see.It all begins with a meow. That weakens both their knees.Master it, the cat shanty, they’ll shower you with treats

Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hissMeow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss

Your sweet meow is the lure that will pull them inA comforting purr to make the moment never endBut it’s your hiss that shows to them who just runs the showAnd if they don’t take the hint then you just need to go

Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss

Some cats say, it’s a magic spell that enchants your preySome say that you pay it back on your dying dayI don’t know if either of these things they are trueAll I know is when you sing, they’re beholden to you

Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss

I meowed this song for a human I met out on the streetHe blissfully took me home as I purred in his seat.He tried to pet me one more time. I wanted to be aloneHis eyes opened up wide in shock when I hissed and laid him prone

Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss

So listen all you kittens to the wisdom that I shareWhen you learn the cat shanty, all humans you’ll ensnareWe are cats, gods of men, meowing songs that rockSo pick your human. Take them home. Have them clean your litter box

Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss Meow purr, meow, purr, meow purr hiss