The Rum Tum Tugger
The Curious World of Rum Tum Tugger: A Feline Feast of Quirks
Lyrics
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
The Rum Tum Tugger is characterized as a curious cat.
If you offer me pheasant, I'd rather have grouse
Expresses preference for grouse over pheasant.
If you put me in a house, I would much prefer a flat
Shows a preference for flats over houses.
If you put me in a flat, then I'd rather have a house
Expresses a preference for houses over flats.
If you set me on a mouse, then I only want a rat
Expresses a preference for rats over mice.
If you set me on a rat, then I'd rather chase a mouse
Expresses a preference for mice over rats.
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
Repeats the curious nature of Rum Tum Tugger.
And there isn't any call for me to shout it
Emphasizes no need to loudly proclaim his nature.
For he will do as he do, do
States that he will act as he pleases.
And there's no doing anything about it
Conveys a sense of inevitability about his actions.
The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore
Describes Rum Tum Tugger as a boring cat.
When you let me in, then I want to go out
Expresses a desire to go out when inside.
I'm always on the wrong side of every door
Always ends up on the wrong side of doors.
As soon as I'm at home, then I like to get up out
Enjoys getting up as soon as he's at home.
I like to lie in the bureau drawer
Expresses a liking for lying in bureau drawers.
But I make such a fuss if I can't get out
Makes a fuss if unable to get out.
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
Reiterates the curious nature of Rum Tum Tugger.
And there isn't any need for you to doubt it
Asserts that there is no reason to doubt his nature.
For he will do as he do, do
States that he will act as he pleases.
And there's no doing anything about it
Repeats the sense of inevitability about his actions.
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast
Describes Rum Tum Tugger as a curious beast.
My disobliging ways are a matter of habit
Attributes his disobedient ways to habit.
If you offer me fish, then I always want a feast
Expresses a preference for feasts over fish.
When there isn't any fish, then I won't eat rabbit
Declares a refusal to eat rabbit when there's no fish.
If you offer me cream, then I sniff and sneer
Expresses disdain for cream unless he finds it himself.
For I only like what I find for myself
Only likes what he discovers personally.
So you'll catch me in it right up to my ears
Indicates a messy involvement up to his ears.
If you put it away on the larder shelf
Refuses food if stored away on the larder shelf.
The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing
Describes Rum Tum Tugger as artful and knowing.
The Rum Tum Tugger
Reiterates the artful nature of Rum Tum Tugger.
Doesn't care for a cuddle
Declares an aversion to cuddling.
But I'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing
Expresses a contradictory desire to leap on laps during sewing.
For there's nothing I enjoy like a horrible muddle
Enjoys creating chaotic situations (muddle).
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
Reiterates the curious nature of Rum Tum Tugger.
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle
Reiterates aversion to cuddling.
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
Repeats the curious nature of Rum Tum Tugger.
And there isn't any need for me to spout it
Asserts that there is no need to proclaim his nature.
For he will do as he do, do
States that he will act as he pleases.
And there's no doing anything
Reiterates the inevitability of his actions.
About, about, about, about it
Emphasizes the certainty that nothing can be done about it.
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