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Senor Don Gato
Oh Senor Don Gato was a cat
On a high red roof Don Gato sat
He went there to read a letter,
Meow, meow, meow
Where the reading light was better,
Meow, meow, meow
'Twas a love note for Don Gato
I adore you wrote the lady cat
Who was fluffy, white and nice and fat
There was not a sweeter kitty,
Meow, meow, meow
In the country or the city,
Meow, meow, meow
And she said she'd wed Don Gato
Oh, Don Gato jumped so happily
He fell off the roof and broke his knee
Broke his ribs and all his whiskers,
Meow, meow, meow
And his little solar plexus,
Meow, meow, meow
Ay Caramba cried Don Gato
Then the doctors all came on the run
Just to see if something could be done
And they held a consultation,
Meow, meow, meow
About how to save their patient,
Meow, meow, meow
How to save Senor Don Gato
But in spite of everything they tried
Poor Senor Don Gato up and died
And it wasn't very merry,
Meow, meow, meow
Going to the cemetery,
Meow, meow, meow
For the ending of Don Gato
When the funeral passed the market square
Such a smell of fish was in the air
Though his burial was slated,
Meow, meow, meow
He became reanimated,
Meow, meow, meow
He came back to life, Don Gato
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Keywords: songs, lyrics, mexican, folk, music
Comments
1 On Thu, Feb 16, 2006, Lateef L. said:
I am thirty years old and have been looking for this song since second grade!!! i simply cannot believe that u found it!!! i'm sing it right now!
2 On Fri, Feb 17, 2006, Steph Mineart said:
I found it on iTunes, if you're looking for a recording of it. I sang it in second grade, too.
3 On Thu, Mar 2, 2006, Nicole said:
My sister who's now almost 35 sang this in elementary school and taught it to me, her little sister. We haven't been able to remember the lyrics for years. Now we'll be able to sing the whole song! LOL
4 On Tue, Mar 21, 2006, Bri Anime said:
I LOVE SENOR DON GATO you are a life saver because i had only a portion of the song stuck in my head so when i came across all of the lyrics i was just overjoyed
5 On Fri, Mar 31, 2006, Teneshia said:
i luv this song! i sang it in elementary school & it was the class's favorite song.
6 On Tue, Apr 18, 2006, brianne said:
omg! me and my boyfrien have been looking for this song forever! thanks!
7 On Tue, Apr 18, 2006, Kevin said:
I am trying to find out the name of the book that all of us sang this song out of in second grade. Anyone remember?
Any help (description, etc.) is helpful.
8 On Wed, Apr 19, 2006, Abigail Goldstein said:
I am 8 years old and I am doing Don Gato in music and I wanted the Spanish version so I could sing it for my spanish teacher
9 On Fri, May 26, 2006, Brian Luu said:
Thank you so very much, I too was taught this song in elementary school and now that I am 36, the only lines I remembered is "Oh Senor Don Gato was a cat, on a high red roof Don Gato sat...And it wasn't very merry, Meow, meow, meow. Going to the cemetary, meow, meow, meow. For the ending of Don Gato." Now, thanks to you, I know the whole song.
10 On Tue, May 30, 2006, alin said:
a very small amount of this song has stuck in my head since elementary school (i'm 40 now!) - when my hippy-like music teacher sang and played along on her guitar.
i have been singing what little i remember to my 4 year old son - who requests it every night. can't wait to sing him the song (minus the lyrics i have made up!)
11 On Fri, Jun 23, 2006, Amber said:
I have loved this song since grade school also. I am 41 now and remember it as one of our class favorites. I'm happy to get the rest of the lyrics I couldn't remember. Thanks!
12 On Tue, Oct 10, 2006, Olga Page-Murray said:
Hi! I live in Australia. I also sang Don Gato in what we call Primary School (Elementary). I could only remember two or three of the verses until I found it on the Net. My 7 year old daughter loves the song too! Would anyone have a copy of the music? I'm not very good on these matters - would you be able to scan it and send it to me or is there a site I could go to to download it myself. Bye.
13 On Wed, Oct 11, 2006, Pam said:
I'm also thrilled to have found the lyrics to this song from my elementary school memories. We may have stumbled on a global cultural phenomenon here... and a generation of children who all wondered "just what is a solar plexus???" Ha ha. Thanks for helping me to pass this on to my daughter.
14 On Fri, Mar 16, 2007, Janine said:
I am so glad I have found the lyrics to this song. I was just telling my husband about my favorite song from music class in elementary school and, despite his protests, I began to sing it for him. I could only remember the 1st and 3rd verses so I did a internet search. Now I am going back in there to perform the whole song!
15 On Sat, Sep 22, 2007, Jody said:
I just sang this to the year 6's on my practicum for teaching (music). They loved it! Such a timeless classic, and the illustrations by John Manders are terrific.
16 On Fri, Sep 28, 2007, Stephanie said:
I sang this song in elementary school (I'm 40 now), and I remember my sister made a poster of it for an assignment. For some reason, the words popped in my head last night, so I decided to google it. I am AMAZED at what one can find on the internet. Thanks for the memories, I just emailed her the song.
17 On Tue, Oct 2, 2007, Alisa said:
Oh how I loved that cat and still do! I taught this song to my girls and imagine they will pass it on to their children as well. I was surprised however that they were not exposed to it in school like I was. I have the book and it is beautifully illustrated with the sheet music printed inside the cover. I suggest you all get a copy.
18 On Wed, Oct 3, 2007, Ms. P said:
I am a middle school teacher and over 25 years ago when I was in elementary I was also allured by "Don Gato". What a great song. Why has it stuck in our heads for all of these years? Why were elementary music teachers teaching us this song? They must have known something. I am so happy that I am not the only nut job in town who thinks this song ROCKS!
19 On Sat, Jan 12, 2008, guitar chick said:
this song is really cute, i can play it on the guitar and i like it so much i cant stop playing it!
20 On Mon, Jan 14, 2008, paul papak said:
i remember this song from geelong rd pimary and i'm 40. my kids love it
21 On Sun, Apr 13, 2008, sandy beach said:
Me too! I always sang the part I remembered to my daughters and now- tonight- the whole song is ours! I learned it at Faulk elementary school in Wilmington, Deleware -1972!
22 On Mon, Jun 2, 2008, Nathan Gove said:
Amazing! Look at all of us people who had fond memories of this song like I did. I'm 35 years old and I learned Senor Don Gato in elementary school back in Nashville, Tennessee. Meow Meow Meow!!!