Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones: Elegance in Excess, a Feline Ode to Sophistication
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Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones
Bustopher Jones is not skinny; he's noticeably fat.
In fact, he's remarkably fat
Emphasizing Bustopher's significant weight.
He doesn't haunt pubs, he has eight or nine clubs
He doesn't frequent pubs but has eight or nine clubs.
For he's the St. James's Street cat!
Identifying him as the St. James's Street cat.
He's the cat we all greet as he walks down the street
Describing him as the cat everyone greets when he walks down the street.
In his coat is fastidious black
His coat is meticulously black.
No common - place mousers have such well cut trousers
No ordinary cats have trousers as well-cut as his.
Or such an impeccable black
His black coat is impeccable.
In the whole of St. James the smartest of names is
In St. James, his name is the smartest – the Brummell of cats.
The name of this Brummell of cats
Highlighting Bustopher's distinguished reputation.
And we're all of up proud to be nodded or bowed to
Proud to be acknowledged by Bustopher Jones.
By Bustopher Jones in white spats
Specifically mentioned him wearing white spats.
My visits are occasional to The Senior Educational
Visits occasionally to The Senior Educational, breaking some rules.
And it is the against the rules
Contrast between The Siamese and The Glutton clubs.
For any one cat to belong both to that
Rules prevent a cat from belonging to both The Senior Educational and The Joint Superior Schools.
And The Joint Superior Schools
Continuation of the contrasting clubs scenario.
When I'm seen in a hurry there's probably curry
When seen in a hurry, he's likely had curry at certain clubs.
At The Siamese or at The Glutton
Reference to specific clubs - The Siamese or The Glutton.
When I look full of gloom then I've lunched at The Tomb
When he looks gloomy, he's had a meal at The Tomb.
On cabbage, rice pudding and mutton
Details of his meals - cabbage, rice pudding, and mutton.
In the whole of St. Jame's the smartest of names is
Reiteration of his distinguished reputation in St. James.
The name of this Brummel of cats
Highlighting his status as the Brummell of cats.
And we're all of us proud to be nodded or bowed to
Again, proud to be acknowledged by Bustopher Jones.
By Bustopher Jones in white, Bustopher Jones in white
Repeated mention of him in white spats for emphasis.
Bustopher Jones in white spats
Continuation of the emphasis on his distinctive attire.
So much in this way passes Bustopher's day
Describing Bustopher's typical day spent at various clubs.
At one club or another he's found
Confirmation of his presence under observation.
It can be no surprise that under our eyes
It's not surprising that he has visibly gained weight.
He has grown unmistakably round
Direct observation of his roundness.
He's a twenty - five pounder Or I am a bounder
He's a twenty-five pounder, or the speaker considers themselves a bounder.
And he's putting on weight every day
He continues to gain weight consistently.
But I'm so well preserved because I've observed
The speaker is well-preserved due to a disciplined routine.
All my life a routine, and I'd say
Highlighting a lifelong adherence to a routine.
I am still in my prime, I shall last out my time
Confidently stating that the speaker is still in their prime.
That's the word from the stoutest of cats
Assurance of enduring for the entirety of the speaker's life.
It must and it shall be spring in Pall Mall
Expressing a determination that spring will come to Pall Mall.
While Bustopher Jones wears white, Bustopher Jones wears white
Reiteration of Bustopher Jones wearing white spats.
Bustopher Jones wears white spats
Final emphasis on Bustopher Jones' distinctive attire.
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