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   Message 785 of 2,344   
   Grace Herscher to All   
   Re: Lyrics wanted: Kitten and the Cat   
   08 Apr 05 02:11:48   
   
   From: gherscher@carolina.rr.com   
      
   try cowpie.com for your words   
                   grace   
   "swampstomper"  wrote in message   
   news:1112146539.658887.273060@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...   
   > I'm going crazy trying to figure out one word in the Ralph Stanley tune   
   > "Kitten and the Cat" (on King and then as a medley on Live in Japan).   
   > It's the line that goes:   
   >   
   > I'll be gone, long gone, when the kitten starts ????? the cat   
   >   
   > It sounds like "toting" or "taunting" neither of which make too much   
   > sense, but then again the song is somewhat cryptic.   
   >   
   > Any help?   
   > Thanks!   
   >   
      
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