Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer
The greatest magicians have something to learn
From Mister Mistoffelees' Conjuring Turn
Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer were a notorious couple of cats
As knockabout clowns, quick - change comedians
Tight - rope walkers and acrobats
They had an extensive reputation, made their home in Victoria Grove
That was merely their center of operation for they were incurably given to rove
If the area window was found ajar and the basement looked like a field of war
If a tile or two came loose on the roof which presently
ceased to be waterproof
If the drawers were pulled out from the bedroom chests
And you couldn't find one of your winter vests
Or after supper one of the girls suddenly missed her Woolworth pearls
Then the family would say, "It's that horrible cat!
It was Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer!"
And most of the time they left it at that
Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer had an unusual gift of the gab
They were highly efficient cat burglars as well and remarkably smart at a smash and grab
They made their home in Victoria Grove, they had no regular occupation
They were plausible fellows who liked to engage a friendly
policeman in conversation
When the family assembled for Sunday dinner
Their minds made up that they wouldn't get thinner on
Argentine joint, potatoes and greens
Then the cook would appear from behind the scenes
And say in a voice that was broken with sorrow
"I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow
The joint has gone from the oven like that!"
Then the family would say, "It's that horrible cat!
It was Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer!"
And most of the time they left it at that
Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer had a wonderful way of working together
And some of the time you would say it was luck and some of the time you would say it was weather
They'd go through the house like a hurricane and no sober person could take his oath
Was it Mungojerrie or Rumpelteazer? Or could you have sworn that it might have been both?
When you heard a dining room smash or up from the pantry there came a loud crash
Or down from the library came a loud ping
From a vase which was commonly said to be Ming
Then the family would say: "Now which was which cat?
It was Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer and there's nothing at all to be done about that"
Mungojerrie y Rumpelteazer
Los más grandes magos tienen algo que aprender
Del acto de magia de Mister Mistoffelees
Mungojerrie y Rumpelteazer eran una pareja de gatos notorios
Como payasos de circo, comediantes rápidos en cambio
Equilibristas y acróbatas
Tenían una extensa reputación, su hogar estaba en Victoria Grove
Esa era simplemente su centro de operaciones, ya que eran incurablemente dados a vagar
Si la ventana del área estaba entreabierta y el sótano parecía un campo de batalla
Si un par de tejas se soltaban del techo, el cual rápidamente
dejaba de ser impermeable
Si los cajones eran sacados de los cofres del dormitorio
Y no podías encontrar uno de tus chalecos de invierno
O después de la cena una de las chicas de repente extrañaba sus perlas de Woolworth
Entonces la familia diría, '¡Es ese horrible gato!
¡Fue Mungojerrie o Rumpelteazer!'
Y la mayoría de las veces se quedaban con eso
Mungojerrie y Rumpelteazer tenían un don inusual para la labia
Eran eficientes ladrones de gatos y sorprendentemente astutos en un robo con violencia
Su hogar estaba en Victoria Grove, no tenían una ocupación regular
Eran tipos plausibles a quienes les gustaba entablar conversación con un amistoso
policía
Cuando la familia se reunía para la cena del domingo
Decididos a no adelgazar con
un asado argentino, papas y verduras
Entonces la cocinera aparecía desde detrás de escena
Y decía con una voz quebrada por la tristeza
'¡Me temo que deben esperar y cenar mañana
¡El asado se ha quemado así!'
Entonces la familia diría, '¡Es ese horrible gato!
¡Fue Mungojerrie o Rumpelteazer!'
Y la mayoría de las veces se quedaban con eso
Mungojerrie y Rumpelteazer tenían una forma maravillosa de trabajar juntos
Y a veces dirías que era suerte y a veces dirías que era el clima
Recorrían la casa como un huracán y ninguna persona sobria podría jurar
¿Fue Mungojerrie o Rumpelteazer? ¿O podrías haber jurado que tal vez fueron ambos?
Cuando escuchabas un estruendo en el comedor o desde la despensa venía un fuerte choque
O desde la biblioteca venía un fuerte tintineo
De un jarrón que comúnmente se decía que era Ming
Entonces la familia diría: '¿Ahora cuál era cuál gato?
Fueron Mungojerrie y Rumpelteazer y no hay nada que hacer al respecto'