Nine Cats
Enchanting Tale: Nine Cats and the Whimsical Journey of Imagination
Lyrics
He butterfly sailed on the breeze
Describing a butterfly floating gracefully in the air.
Past a field of barbed wire trees
Passing by a field with trees wrapped in barbed wire.
Where golden dragons chased around
Imagining golden dragons chasing each other around.
Pampered poppies on the ground
Noting pampered poppies on the ground, possibly indicating delicate and cared-for flowers.
Two silver trout sat way on high
Observing two silver trout in the sky watching a royal samurai.
And watched a royal samurai
The royal samurai planting two black orchids in a box and tying it to a laughing fox.
Plant two black orchids in a box
Describing a minstrel buying a crooked spoon.
And strap it to a laughing fox
The minstrel giving the spoon to a blue baboon.
A minstrel bought a crooked spoon
Depicting the blue baboon filling the spoon with virgin snow and observing it in the afterglow.
He gave it to a blue baboon
Describing a fat toad in ballet shoes teaching kangaroos how to skip across a lake.
Who filled it full of virgin snow
The difficulty the kangaroos face in staying awake during the lesson.
And watched it in the afterglow
A pharaoh playing a cheerful tune and watching nine cats dancing on the moon.
Fat toad stood in his ballet shoes
Describing a personified fat toad in ballet shoes.
Teaching sixteen kangaroos
The fat toad teaching sixteen kangaroos how to skip across a lake.
How to skip across a lake
Depicting the kangaroos finding it hard to stay awake during the lesson.
They found it hard to stay awake
Continuing the whimsical scene of animals and activities.
A pharaoh played a merry tune
A pharaoh enjoying a merry tune.
And watched nine cats dance on the moon
The pharaoh witnessing nine cats dancing on the moon.
I didn't know what all this meant
Expressing confusion about the meaning of the surreal scenes.
I didn't know why I'd been sent.
Expressing uncertainty about the purpose of being sent into this strange world.
The Insignificance version of Nine Cats has the
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Following additional verse at the end:
Additional verse in the Insignificance version.
I threw five clocks down on my bed
Throwing five clocks onto the bed.
The chimes danced out on golden threads
The chimes of the clocks creating golden threads and turning into footprints on the wall.
And turned to footprints on my wall
Sequined tears beginning to fall.
Sequined tears began to fall
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