Stu McGoo & The Six-Step Jelly

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!

Stu, the most interesting cat in the world.
This is Stu striking “The Most Interesting Cat in the World” pose. This is quintessential Stu.
Bowl O' Stu
Big Bowl O’ Stu.
Stu had a thing for sneaking up on snowmen.
Stu had a knack for sneaking up on snowmen.
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