Naughty Cats! A poem Naughty Cats! A poem for all the cat-lovers for all the cat-lovers

written by Roger McGough.written by Roger McGough.I discovered this on the I discovered this on the

BBC poetry website BBC poetry website

Midnight. A knock at Midnight. A knock at the door.the door.

Open it? Better had.Open it? Better had.Nine heavy cats, mean Nine heavy cats, mean

and bad.and bad.

They offer protection. I They offer protection. I ask, ‘What for?’ask, ‘What for?’

The Boss-cat snarls, ‘You The Boss-cat snarls, ‘You know the score.know the score.

Listen man and listen Listen man and listen goodgood

If you wanna stay in the If you wanna stay in the neighbourhood,neighbourhood,

Pay your dues or the Pay your dues or the toms will calltoms will call

And wail each night on And wail each night on the backyard wall.the backyard wall.

Mangle the flowers, Mangle the flowers, and as for the lawnand as for the lawna smelly minefield a smelly minefield

awaits you at dawn.’awaits you at dawn.’These guys meant These guys meant business without a business without a

doubtdoubt

Three cans of tuna, I Three cans of tuna, I handed them out. handed them out.

They then disappeared They then disappeared like bats into helllike bats into hell

Those bad, bad cats from Those bad, bad cats from the CPL. the CPL.

Now I have Now I have protectionprotection

Now I know the Now I know the score.score.

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