Burt Shepard - Has Anybody Seen Our Cat? 1901 AKA Has Anybody Seen My Cat?
Composer T. W. Connor - Lyricist James T. Powers
Burt Shepard was born in The United States: Born 1854 Died 1913.
Although born in the United States, Burt Shepard was primarily known for the recordings he made in England. Most of his repertoire consisted of remakes of so-called "coon" songs and comical pieces for the European market taken from American recordings. He was particularly known for his covers of George W. Johnson's two hits, "The Laughing Song" and "Whistling Coon." Shepard was known to have recorded as early as 1898 while his last known session occurred in 1908.
Lyrics:
I'm upset now; let me tell you why,
Our old tom cat has been and done a guy (run away)
My old gal declares that it's a sign
Somebody's number's up and two to one it's mine
I've been wondering why I am to blame
For sneaking the bacon and the brawn
And the young man lodger's two-eyed steaks (bloater)
When they're missing on a Sunday morn.
Chorus: Has anybody seen our cat?
Has anybody seen our cat?
He's got a bit of black on the end of his tail
And the skin's all off where he's been fighting
Last Sunday morning we missed him from the mat
Puss! Puss! Puss! Meat! Meat! Meat!
Has anybody seen our cat?
How we loved that cat nobody knows
Put butter on his feet and pepper on his nose
When he caught cold gave myself a job
When the toothache troubled him so bad
And I found little Tommy couldn't eat
I tied up his face, put baccy in his ear
And got another cat to chew his meat.
Chorus:
I never thought he'd leave his happy home
Though after the gals he often used to roam
I've sent tripe hounds out upon his track
I'm doing everything to try and get him back
Got two cods heads stuck up on a pole
And nailed up a kipper on the door
And written underneath it 'Welcome home'
And a promise not to kick him any more.
Chorus: