WHAT DOES THE PUSSYCAT MEAN WHEN SHE SAYS "MEOW"?
(Pease / Granlund / Nelson)


Billy Jones & Ernest Hare - 1924
Margaret Young - 1924




BJ: I went to school, that's how I got my knowledge 
EH: Well, that's nothing great, 'cause I went on to college
BJ: I know one thing that you can't answer me
EH: Well, what can that one thing be
BJ: What does the pussy cat mean when she says, "Meow"? 
EH: Why, the same as the little dog mean when he says, "Bow-wow"
EH: I know that hay means horses
BJ: And marriage means divorces
BOTH: But what does the pussy cat mean when she says "Meow"?


BJ: My sister, May, got married last December
EH: And that certain day you always will remember
EH: When the preacher said, "Honour and obey"
BJ: The crowd began to say
BJ: What does the pussy cat mean when she says, "Meow"? 
EH: The same as the little dog mean when he says, "Bow-wow"
EH: I know that clams mean chowder
BJ: And a shiny nose means powder
BOTH: But what does the pussy cat mean when she says "Meow"?


BJ: I know that church means Sunday, and that Friday means a fish
EH: I know that wash means Monday, and a platter means a dish
BJ: I know a boy means mister, and a girlie means a miss
EH: And when her lips touch his lips, then I know it means a kiss
BJ: A baby means a rattle, and a barrel means a keg
EH: And when a chicken cackles, you can tell she's laid an egg
BJ: I know that green means Irish, and that Irish means a cop
EH: Limburger means a Dutchman, and spaghetti means a Wop.


("Here kitty, kitty, kitty"......various cat and dog noises) 


BOTH: So, what does the pussy cat mean when she says.....(Cat noises)? 
BOTH: The same as the lttle dog means when he says.....(Dog noises)
BJ: I know that rain means water, and two-bits means a quarter
BOTH: But what does the pussy cat mean when she says.....(Cat noises)?
 


(Transcribed from the Billy Jones/Ernest Hare
recording by Mel Priddle - August 2007)




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As recorded by MARGARET YOUNG:


I want to school, and then I went to college
Learned every rule, that's how I got my knowledge
But now I'm puzzled, and always up a tree
Won't someone please tell me


What does the pussy cat mean when she says, "Meow"?
What does the little dog mean when he says, "Bow-wow"?
I know that hay means horses, and that marriage means divorces
But what does the pussy cat mean when she says "Meow"?


I know that church means Sunday, and that Friday means a fish
I know that wash means Monday, and a platter means a dish
I know a boy means mister, and a girlie means a miss
When her lip touches his lips, I know it means a kiss


A baby means a rattle, a barrel means a keg
And when a chicken cackles, it means she's laid an egg
I know that green means Irish, and that Irish means a cop
Limburger means a Zeppelin, and spaghetti means a Wop


What does the pussy cat mean when she says "Meow"? 
What does the little dog mean when he says "Bow-wow"? 
I know that Heinz means pickles, and I know a feather tickles
But what does the pussy cat mean when she says, "Meow"? 






















(Contributed by Mel - August 2007)