Save a Gato

My brother reminded me yesterday of one of our more funny memories of our unscheduled trip to Puerto Rico. Old San Juan has a pretty bad stray cat problem, especially around the walk way on the bay. There are big signs everywhere saying don't feed the cats but then some lady comes by and dumps a ton of cat food out for them to eat... all in the name of social welfare... Save a Cat style. Seriously.

So, seeing how Joe and I tend to find random songs to fit the situation or make up our own lyrics (Matney Road... Take me home... to the place I belong... Monmouth Oregon, mountain mama, take me home, Matney Road...) and sing them, I came up with this gem.


Remembering waaaaaaay back to my elementary school days, we learned a song about a Spanish cat... Senior Don Gato. How fitting! Spanish and a cat! Of course I only remembered part of the lyrics and butchered the rest, so we made up some to go along. By the time we finally made it to Barbados, I still had the song in my head and tried to tell Kristin how funny it was to sing about Senior Don Gato with all the cats around. Unfortunately, she didn't see the humor in it. But, I still do.

Here are the real lyrics if you want to learn a cool song about a cat.

Senor Don Gato

O Senor Don Gato was a cat. On a high red roof Don Gato sat. He was 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! O Senor Don Gato jumped with glee! 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. All the doctors they 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. No, it wasn’t very merry, Meow, meow, meow! Going to the cemetery, Meow, meow, meow!For the ending of Don Gato. But as the funeral passed the market square, Such a smell of fish was in the air, Though the burial was slated, Meow, meow, meow!He became reanimated, Meow, meow, meow! He came back to life, Don Gato!