Old Dorothy The Cat

Old Dorothy the cat is getting weary And she is not as nimble as she used to be And catching mice has never felt such hard work And she finds it harder now to climb a tree. There was a time when she could run much faster And there was a time when she could hunt all day But now she feels happy to lay on the sofa And doze and purr and sleep the hours away. Old Dorothy she greets me with a miaow It's been said that cats have a good memory With arched back and cocked tail against my pants she starts brushing Perhaps she wish to leave her scent on me. A tortoise shell cat old Dorothy looks pretty Though she looked prettier a few years ago At least in one way cats are similar to humans The years on them begin to quickly show. Old Dorothy the cat is ageing quickly You might say she has known a better day Her balance and reflexes were much better And her whiskers now are showing their years in gray.