“The Presbyterian Cat (The Cameronian Cat)”
Description
"There was an auld Seceder's cat, Gaed hunting for a prey, And ben the house she catched a mouse Upon the Sabbath day." The cat, returning home, is condemned by her owner for violating the Sabbath, read a lesson -- and executed
Notes
Murray Shoolbraid, in his extensive notes in the Digital Tradition, observes that this is usually sung to a psalm tune. - RBW
References
- Ford-Vagabond, pp. 319-321, "The Cameronian Cat" (1 text)
- DT, CAMERCAT
- Roud #4576
- BI, FVS319