Wednesday 12th November 2014:
Rikardo (Richard Dombkowski), who often sends poems and lyrics to dannyhowell.net for sharing with readers, has just sent us his latest song:
Catgirl Nancy (7, 8, 9)
There’s a girl up the road
She’s got seven cats and a toad
Nancy, Oh Nancy
Sweet Nancy
Nancy Rivers
She’s got a daughter called Sam
Rides a bike and makes jam
Nancy, Oh Nancy
Sweet Nancy
Nancy Rivers.
Dedicated to her pussycats
I take me hat off to her
And when yer talking to ‘o’ Nancy
Stroke her back and she’ll purr
She’s got whiskers sprouting on her cheeks
And on the sides of her chin
And there’s feline cat fur
Growing all over her skin
Oh Nancy she’s great
She’s just told me
She’s got stray cat number eight
Nancy, Oh Nancy
Sweet Nancy
Nancy Rivers
Two weeks have passed by and gone
Still haven’t finished the end of this song
Things can change
In such a short space of time
Have to make a few alterations
Correcting and perfecting
Getting it right and not getting it wrong
So here we go
There’s a girl up the road
She’s got nine cats a bird and a toad
Nancy, Oh Nancy
Sweet Nancy
Nancy Rivers
She’s got a daughter called Sam
Rides a bike and makes jam
Nancy, Oh Nancy
Sweet Nancy
Nancy Rivers.
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Editor’s note ~ At this point we should say something along the lines of “any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental,” because there is indeed a lady called Nancy Rivers resident in Warminster, at The Dene, and not only does she have a daughter called Sam but is also a cat-lover. We are sure Rikardo has taken literary licence with reference to whiskers on her cheeks and chin, and feline fur on her skin. We have asked Nancy if she minds but she said: “Certainly not, I’m touched that I’ve had a poem written about me. I think it’s rather sweet.”