For Stuart, my red, striped friend. July 2015 – March 2025
We were working on a song together when Stu passed away. He had to go but I promised him I’d finish it one day. It may not be finished yet but at the moment it goes a little something like this:
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What do you do with a cat like that?
What do you do when you’re as handsome as Stu?
And all the Calico cats go:
What do you do? What do you do?
What do you do when you’re a cat on the move?
Whiskers so sublime,
What do you do with a smile like Stu’s?
Freckled lips and such becoming fangs peeking through?
And all the Calico cats go:
What do you do with a smile like that?
What do you do when you’re as handsome as Stu?
What do you do if your cat dances with you?
What do you do with a cat like Stu
Whose favorite song is Jelly 292?
And all the Calico Cats go:
What’s a Calico cat gotta do to get a dance with Stu?
The stray cat four-step, the scratch, and the strut?
How’s a cat with such fancy pants dance like that?
What do you do if you’re a dancing cat
Who knows his scat, five steps forward
One step back,
What do you do if you’re a cat like that?
What do you do if you’re as handsome as Stu?
And all the alley cats get up on the fence and go:
Just dance, Stu!
This one’s for you— Nine mice on a string & Jelly 292 on a loop
Just dance, Stu! Just dance!
