When The Cat's Away

This is a song I wrote in October 2025 based on the saying 'when the cat's away, the mice will play', and similar sayings in other languages.

Here are the words:

When the cat's away
the mice will play
they'll play all day
or so they say

They'll play cards in the kitchen
and poker in the pantry
and dice on the deck
and ludo in the loft

When the cat's in France
The mice will dance
They'll dance a jig
With a peacock and a pig

They'll waltz in the wok
and conga up the clock
and tango round the table
and salsa in the stable

When the cat's in Spain
The mice won't complain
They'll have a…