KITTY IN THE BASKET
(Bob Merrill)
Diana Decker - 1954


(Miaow.........Miaow)

If there's someone in the city doesn't want a little kitty
Tell them put the little kitty in a basket
Leave the little basket outside my door
And I'll love the little kitty for evermore

Wrap the kitty warm, you never know about a storm
And I don'y want a little kitty with the sneezes
I'll hug her and I'll squeeze her, never never tease her
Want a little kitty in a basket

No matter 'bout the colour of her nosey
Don't care if she's a fella or a girl
Don't have to be as pretty as a posey
And I promise not to laugh if she only has a half-a-tail

If there's someone in the city doesn't want a little kitty
Tell them put the little kitty in a basket
Leave the little basket outside my door
And I'll love the little kitty for evermore

Savin' up a dollar and I'm gonna buy a collar
If she's lookin' for a home, please won't ya ask it
Don't want a little tiskit, or a little tasket
Just a little kitty in a basket

I'll warm her milk and dress her in pyjamas
I'll make a bed for her in Daddy's shoe
And if she starts in cryin' for her mama
She can bring along her mama and her sisters and her brothers too

Don't have to be as pretty as a posey
And I promise not to laugh if she only has a half-a-tail

If there's someone in the city doesn't want a little kitty
Tell them put the little kitty in a basket
Leave the little basket outside my door
And I'll love the little kitty for evermore

Wrap the kitty warm, you never know about a storm
And I don'y want a little kitty with the sneezes
I'll hug her and I'll squeeze her, never never tease her
Want a little kitty in a basket

I'll hug her and I'll squeeze her, never never leave her
Want a little kitty in a basket

(Miaow)


[Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2002]


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Alternate Version:

KITTY IN THE BASKET
(Bob Merrill)
Gayla Peevey & Jimmy Boyd - 1954


BOTH:
If there's someone in the city doesn't want a little kitty
Tell 'em put the little kitty in a basket
Leave the little basket outside our door
And we'll love the little kitty forevermore

JIMMY:
Wrap the kitty warm, ya never know about a storm
And we don't want a little kitty with the sneezes
GAYLA:
We'll hug her an' we'll squeeze her, never, never tease her
BOTH:
Want a little kitty in a basket

JIMMY:
No matter 'bout the color of her nosey
Don't care if she's a fella or a girl
Gayla:
Don't have to be as purty as a posey
BOTH:
An' we promise not to laugh if she only has a half a ta~ail

BOTH:
If there's someone in the city doesn't want a little kitty
Tell 'em put the little kitty in a basket
Leave the little basket outside our door
And we'll love the little kitty forevermore

GAYLA:
Savin' up a dollar and we're gonna buy a collar
Saw it in the five-and-tennie when we passed it
JIMMY:
Don't want a little tiskit or a little tasket
BOTH:
Want a little kitty in a basket

GAYLA:
We'll warn her milk and dress her in pajamas
We'll make a bed for her in Daddy's shoe
JIMMY:
And if she starts in crying for her mama
BOTH:
We can bring along her mama and her sisters and her brothers to~oo

BOTH:
If there's someone in the city doesn't want a little kitty
Tell 'em put the little kitty in a basket
Leave the little basket outside our door
And we'll love the little kitty forevermore

GAYLA:
We'll be goin' now but if you hear a cat meowin'
An' she's lookin' for a home please won't you ask it
JIMMY:
We'd really love it so and never let her go
BOTH
We want a little kitty in a basket

BOTH:
We want a little kitty in a basket