aught a bad cold;
So how many Lives has the Cat got?

18

Yes, she has grown old,
And has caught a bad cold,
Only bread and milk she touches,
Except a little gruel, but she burns a great
deal of fuel, and you may count,
ONE, TWO, THREE, a great many times,
while she hobbles across the room on her
crutches.

19

How many Lives has the Cat got?
NONE!
Is it true then, as they said,
That poor old Puss is dead,
So many lives as she'd got?

20

Yes, the song has all been said,
And poor old Puss is dead,
Let it never be forgot;
Although not ONE, TWO, THREE, but
NINE LIVES she had got.

[Illustration: TAILPIECE]

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