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When that Kitten Started Playing

from Ballad of a Dung Beetle by David Rovics

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When I came home one morning
There was a little cat
I don’t know how we ended up
With a cat like that
But then what happened next
Just eased my weary soul
When that kitten started playing
With a toilet paper roll

Each time she attacked it
It just rolled away
And I watched it all unravel
Down the stairs that day
Then it landed in a basket
Dad said “that’s a goal!”
When that kitten started playing
With a toilet paper roll

She jumped into the basket
And then the basket fell
Then cat and paper tumbled out
And tumbled out so well
Tumbled to the kitchen
With that tissue that she stole
When that kitten started playing
With a toilet paper roll

She slid across the kitchen floor
And right into the wall
Then that paper rolled away
Somewhere down the hall
Then that cat walked over
And drank water from a bowl
And took a break from playing
With a toilet paper roll

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from Ballad of a Dung Beetle, released January 19, 2015

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David Rovics Portland, Oregon

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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