Only stopping here and there to catch a flea. With perhaps a drop of Scotch while he’s keeping on the watch In the middle of the night he is always fresh and bright You can leave all that to the Railway Cat, To know that you won’t be bothered by mice– You are bound to admit that it’s very nice ‘Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?’īut Skimble’s just behind him and was ready to remind him,
Then the guard looks in politely and will ask you very brightly There’s a funny little basin you’re supposed to wash your face inĪnd a crank to shut the window if you sneeze. There’s a button that you turn to make a breeze. There is every sort of light–you can make it dark or bright Oh, it’s very pleasant when you have found your little denĪnd the berth is very neat with a newly folded sheetĪnd there’s not a speck of dust upon the floor. So nothing goes wrong on the Northern Mail You can play no pranks with Skimbleshanks! Of hilarity and riot, so the folk are very quiet He will watch you without winking and he sees what you are thinking He establishes control by a regular patrolĪnd he’d know at once if anything occurred. Of the travelers in the First and in the Third He will supervise them all, more or less.ĭown the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
Skimble shanks the railway cat driver#
You may say that by and large it is Skimble who’s in chargeįrom the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards He gives one flash of his glass-green eyesĪnd we’re off at last for the northern part Then Skimble will appear and he’ll saunter to the rear: Saying ‘Skimble where is Skimble for unless he’s very nimble We must find him or the train can’t start.’Īll the guards and all the porters and the stationmaster’s daughters Saying ‘Skimble where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble? Skimbleshanks (I just love cats with character!)
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