uld wish,
She slipped the stone off her neck,
and before you could count,
ONE, TWO, THREE, swam
like a fish.

5

How many Lives has the Cat got?
SEVEN!
But, as I have learnt,
Poor Pussy was burnt.
So how many Lives has the Cat got?

6

Yes, Pussy was burnt,
As I too have learnt;
But, as you will read,
She jumped into the water-butt before
you could count, ONE, TWO,
THREE; she did, indeed!

7

How many Lives has the Cat got?
SIX!
But she fell off the house,
Running after a mouse;
So how many Lives has the Cat got?

8

Yes, she fell off the house
Running after a mouse;
But, as life is sweet,
Before you could count ONE, TWO,
THREE, she came on her feet.

9

How many Lives has the Cat got?
FIVE!
But I hear she has not;
For they say she was shot.
So how many Lives has the Cat got?

10

Yes, with a gun she was shot,
And a trigger it had got,
I saw the man pull it;
But Pussy held up her paws like the
Wizard of the North, and
before you could count, ONE,
TWO, THREE, caught the Bullet.

11

How many Lives has the Cat got?
FOUR!
But people all say
She was poison'd one day;
So how many Lives has the Cat got?

12

Yes, it's true, people say
She was poison'd one day,
And very much it shock'd her;
But the moment she felt ill, and before you
could count ONE, TWO, THREE,
she was off to the Doctor.

13

How many Lives has the Cat got?
THREE!
But then the old wall
Crush'd her in its fall.
So how many Lives has the Cat got?

14

Yes, I know the old wall
Flatten'd Puss in its fall,
And a dozen of her fellows;
But Pussy walked sideways into the kitchen,
and before you could count ONE, TWO,
THREE, blew herself out
with the bellows.

15

How many Lives has the Cat got?
TWO!
But, bit by a dog,
She is dead as a log.
So how many Lives has the Cat got?

16

Yes, bit by a dog,
But not dead as a log,
As you'll gladly find;
For she climbed up the apple-tree before
you could count ONE, TWO, THREE,
and left the dog behind.

17

How many Lives has the Cat got?
ONE!
But then she's grown old,
And has c