Lyrics
Three little kittens, they lost their mittens,
Three little kittens have lost their mittens.
and they began to cry.
The kittens started crying.
Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear,
The kittens express their sadness to their mother.
we have lost our mittens.
They confirm the loss of their mittens to their mother.
What! Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens!
The mother scolds the kittens for being naughty and warns them about not getting pie.
Then you shall have no pie.
If they have lost their mittens, they won't get any pie.
Meow, meow, meow, meow,
The kittens express distress with meows, emphasizing their disappointment.
meow, meow, meow, meow.
-No, you shall have no pie.
Reiteration that they won't get pie as a consequence of losing their mittens.
No, you shall have no pie.
-Three little kittens, they found their mittens,
The kittens have found their mittens.
and they began to cry.
They start crying again and inform their mother of the discovery.
Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,
They show their found mittens to their mother.
we have found our mittens.
The mother instructs them to put on the mittens so they can have pie.
Put on your mittens, you silly kittens,
The kittens put on their mittens as instructed, anticipating pie.
and you shall have some pie.
-Meow, meow, meow, meow,
Excitement about having pie, expressed through meows.
meow, meow, meow, meow.
-Oh, let us have some pie.
-Oh, let us have some pie.
-Three little kittens, put on their mittens,
The kittens have put on their mittens.
and soon ate up the pie.
They ate the pie quickly after putting on their mittens.
Oh, mother dear, we greatly fear,
The kittens express fear to their mother, indicating a problem with their mittens.
we have soiled our mittens.
They confirm that they have soiled their mittens.
What! Soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens!
The mother scolds them for soiling their mittens, and the kittens start sighing.
Then they began to sigh.
The kittens express regret through meows and sighs.
Meow, meow, meow, meow,
-meow, meow, meow, meow.
-Then they began to sigh.
-Then they began to sigh.
-Three little kittens, they washed their mittens,
The kittens have washed their mittens.
and hung them out to dry.
They hung the mittens out to dry.
Oh! Mother dear, do you not hear,
The kittens inform their mother about washing their mittens.
we have washed our mittens.
The mother praises them for washing the mittens and suggests they are now good kittens.
What! Washed your mittens, then you're good kittens,
The mother detects a potential issue or danger (smelling a rat).
but I smell a rat close by.
The kittens express concern about a nearby rat through meows.
Meow, meow, meow, meow,
-meow, meow, meow, meow.
-We smell a rat close by.
-We smell a rat close by.
-Three little kittens,
The kittens bid goodbye, possibly indicating the end of the story.
three little kittens,
-three little kittens,
-they waved us goodbye.
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