I Meant To Do That Words by Catherine Faber © 1999, music by Catherine Faber and Arlene "Callie" HillsMy kitty chases shadows, as her instincts demand And sometimes the excitement gets a bit out of hand She'll ramble and she'll scramble and she'll fly through the air To pile on the tile at the foot of the stair. (She says) I meant to do that, I'll have it be known I did it on purpose, for plans of my own, Since you're just a human and I am a cat, I thought I ought to mention that I meant to do that. My kitty jumps the ravens, just to give them a scare; She'll leap a dozen feet or so straight up in the air; If the ravens see her heading up, they don't hang around And both her paws are empty when she touches the ground. When cats do something foolish, they don't run and hide Some cynical souls say they're salving their pride; They pull themselves together and they flourish their tails They fluff their ruffs, or casually polish their nails. From a kitten's book of etiquette, this lesson I take You don't have to be embarrassed when you make a mistake You pull yourself together, and you brush off your hat, And tell the watching crowd, "you know, I meant to do that!"