Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer we’re a notorious couple of cats As knockabout clowns, quick change comedians Tight-rope walkers and acrobats We have an extensive reputation Make our home in Victoria Grove This is merely our center of operation For we’re incurably given to rove We are very well-known in Cornwall Gardens In Launceston Place, and in Kensington Square We have really a little more reputation Than a couple of cats can very well bear If the area window is found ajar And the basement looks like a field of war If a tile or two comes loose on the roof Which presently fails to be waterproof If the drawers are pulled out from bedroom chests And you can’t find one of your winter vests Or after supper one of the girls Suddenly misses her Woolworth pearls Tthe family will say, 'It's that horrible cat! Was it Mungojerrie or Rumpleteazer!' And most of the time they leave it at that
Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer have a very unusual gift of gab We’re highly efficient cat burgulars As well and remarkably smart at a smash and grab We make our home in Victoria Grove We have no regular occupation We’re plausible fellows who like to engage A friendly policeman in conversation
When the family assembles for Sunday dinner With their minds made up that they won’t get thinner on Argentine joint, potatoes and greens Then the cook will appear from behind the scenes And say in a voice that was broken with sorrow "I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow “ The joint has gone from the oven like that!" Tthe family will say, 'It's that horrible cat! Was it Mungojerrie or Rumpleteazer!' And most of the time they leave it at that Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer have a wonderful way Of working together And some of the time you would say it was luck And some of the time you would say it was weather We go through the house like a hurricane And no sober person can take his oath Was it Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer? Or could you have sworn that it mightn't be both? When you hear a dining room smash Or up from the pantry there comes a loud crash Or down from the library there comes a loud ping From a vase which is commonly said to be Ming Then the family would say: "Now which was which cat? It was Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer And there's nothing at all to be done about that!"
[00:32.32]Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer we’re a notorious couple of cats [00:37.52]As knockabout clowns, quick change comedians [00:40.55]Tight-rope walkers and acrobats [00:43.30]We have an extensive reputation [00:46.12]Make our home in Victoria Grove [00:48.75]This is merely our center of operation [00:51.52]For we’re incurably given to rove [00:58.66]We are very well-known in Cornwall Gardens [01:01.99]In Launceston Place, and in Kensington Square [01:04.47]We have really a little more reputation [01:07.35]Than a couple of cats can very well bear [01:14.90]If the area window is found ajar [01:17.70]And the basement looks like a field of war [01:20.60]If a tile or two comes loose on the roof [01:23.04]Which presently fails to be waterproof [01:25.92]If the drawers are pulled out from bedroom chests [01:28.74]And you can’t find one of your winter vests [01:31.44]Or after supper one of the girls [01:34.57]Suddenly misses her Woolworth pearls [01:37.44]Tthe family will say, 'It's that horrible cat! [01:42.74]Was it Mungojerrie or Rumpleteazer!' [01:49.78]And most of the time they leave it at that [01:53.22] [02:03.35]Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer have a very unusual gift of gab [02:08.38]We’re highly efficient cat burgulars [02:10.52]As well and remarkably smart at a smash and grab [02:13.50]We make our home in Victoria Grove [02:16.39]We have no regular occupation [02:18.89]We’re plausible fellows who like to engage [02:21.43]A friendly policeman in conversation [02:24.91] [02:29.08]When the family assembles for Sunday dinner [02:31.69]With their minds made up that they won’t get thinner on [02:34.29]Argentine joint, potatoes and greens [02:37.05]Then the cook will appear from behind the scenes [02:39.73]And say in a voice that was broken with sorrow [02:42.65]"I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow “ [02:45.16]The joint has gone from the oven like that!" [02:47.78]Tthe family will say, 'It's that horrible cat! [02:53.23]Was it Mungojerrie or Rumpleteazer!' [03:00.24]And most of the time they leave it at that [03:03.03]Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer have a wonderful way [03:06.61]Of working together [03:07.89]And some of the time you would say it was luck [03:10.55]And some of the time you would say it was weather [03:13.28]We go through the house like a hurricane [03:15.55]And no sober person can take his oath [03:18.09]Was it Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer? [03:20.70]Or could you have sworn that it mightn't be both? [03:23.40]When you hear a dining room smash [03:25.87]Or up from the pantry there comes a loud crash [03:28.46]Or down from the library there comes a loud ping [03:31.07]From a vase which is commonly said to be Ming [03:33.85]Then the family would say: "Now which was which cat? [03:38.57]It was Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer [03:45.66]And there's nothing at all to be done about that!" [03:50.71]
