Lyrics
Three little kittens, they lost their mittens,
Three kittens have lost their mittens.
and they began to cry.
Kittens are crying in response to losing their mittens.
Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear,
The kittens express their sadness to their mother.
we have lost our mittens.
Kittens confirm the loss of their mittens.
What! Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens!
Mother scolds the kittens for being naughty and losing their mittens, denying them pie.
Then you shall have no pie.
If they've lost their mittens, they won't get any pie.
Meow, meow, meow, meow,
Repetition of meowing sounds.
meow, meow, meow, meow.
-No, you shall have no pie.
Reiteration that the kittens won't get any pie.
No, you shall have no pie.
-Three little kittens, they found their mittens,
Kittens find their mittens.
and they began to cry.
Kittens cry out to their mother to show they've found their mittens.
Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,
Kittens display their mittens to their mother.
we have found our mittens.
Mother instructs kittens to put on their mittens to receive pie.
Put on your mittens, you silly kittens,
Further instruction to put on mittens for pie.
and you shall have some pie.
Repetition of meowing sounds and expressing the desire for pie.
Meow, meow, meow, meow,
-meow, meow, meow, meow.
-Oh, let us have some pie.
-Oh, let us have some pie.
-Three little kittens, put on their mittens,
Kittens put on their mittens and enjoy the pie.
and soon ate up the pie.
The kittens express fear of soiling their mittens.
Oh, mother dear, we greatly fear,
Kittens believe they have soiled their mittens.
we have soiled our mittens.
Mother scolds the kittens for soiling their mittens.
What! Soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens!
Repetition of meowing sounds and expressing sighs.
Then they began to sigh.
-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,
Kittens wash their mittens and hang them out to dry.
and hung them out to dry.
The kittens ask their mother if she acknowledges the cleanliness of their mittens.
Oh! Mother dear, do you not hear,
Kittens affirm that they have washed their mittens.
we have washed our mittens.
Mother praises the kittens for washing their mittens, but she senses a rat nearby.
What! Washed your mittens, then you're good kittens,
Mother acknowledges that the kittens are now good because they've washed their mittens.
but I smell a rat close by.
Repetition of meowing sounds and indicating the presence of a rat.
Meow, meow, meow, meow,
-meow, meow, meow, meow.
-We smell a rat close by.
-We smell a rat close by.
Reiteration of the awareness of a nearby rat.
Three little kittens,
The three kittens bid farewell.
three little kittens,
-three little kittens,
-they waved us goodbye.
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