Painting A Cat

from Demolicious Man by The Marble Tea

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I came home from work one afternoon and found white kittens running around the living room, but when I looked closely I saw that each kitten had designs painted on it: red or blue circles on their tails or sides, or purple or yellow tips to their ears and paws. What the…?

Walking into the kitchen, I found her at the table holding a kitten-in-progress and dipping a paint brush into a messy palette of food colorings in front of her. More kittens were playing on the kitchen floor as she painted shaky mandalas on this one’s shank and thigh. Almost done, she said.

That was in the early 80s, so this song was probably written shortly after and recorded several different times between then and the early 2000s. This is the first version I found as I went digging around.

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She was painting a cat when I walked in the room
And she said Hello
I said Why paint a cat?
Well it’s pointless to ask
Only two more to go

I knew that it was raining ’cause my cheeks were turning red
And the feathers in my head were whirling ’round
Can’t we just go out for a while?
I love you but I’m really bored
I know where we can get something to make us smile
Then I won’t be so bored

She said
I’d love to go out, but I’m not leaving the house
I’d have to put on my shoes
And then there’s that whole getting in the car thing….

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from Demolicious Man, released February 11, 2022

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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.

Recommended for fans of Jonathan Richman, Robyn Hitchcock, Jazz Butcher, Magnetic Fields, etc.
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