The King Of The Cats

So Ashes of Honor by author, filker, and podcaster (and winner of a Hugo Award!) Seanan McGuire just came out.

And I had to have it Right Away. And it has Tybalt in it. I've always had this not-so-sneaking fondness for Tybalt, what can I say?

The King of the Cats
lyrics and melody by Cat Faber 2012
a capella mp3 here

     Dm               Gm* Dm
The King of the Cats has many abodes
 Dm        Gm        C      A
Scattered along the Shadow Roads,
    Dm        C         Dm      A
The entrance shows and then it scats,
   Dm      F       A           Dm
It answers to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats is mighty free
Keeping the strangest company.
They're all decked out in spikes and tats;
They answer to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats the shadow veils
And even my own cats carry tales.
They aren't much as diplomats;
They answer to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats with Trouble sports
His people comprise the Shadow Courts
Like ninja pirate acrobats
They answer to the King of the Cats.

The King of the Cats won't go away
Fool that I am to feed a stray
He smiles at me; my heart pitter-pats
It answers to the King of the Cats.

* this Gm is only one beat; if you can't get on and off it that fast, stick with the Dm.

For those who are interested, there are four songs inspired by Seanan's work (Oak and Ash, Art Feeds Life, Mayday and One Salt Sea) all dressed up and stepping out on my new CD "The King's Lute" available at Bandcamp.