The Mystery
Language: English
I took our little kitty-cat And put him in a cage Along with our canary Who is jus' about his age. An' when I came back later, Why, the kitty-cat he lay Asleepin' jus' so peaceful, And the bird had flew'd away!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gisella (Gussie) Augusta Zuckerman (1887 - 1981), as Mana-Zucca, "The Mystery", published c1921 [ voice and piano ], from In Youngsterland : fourteen jolly rhymes, set to pretty tunes, no. 3, Boston : The Boston Music [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 42