And fright the foolish birds
With harmless me-a-aws!
And leafy garden-beds
Lie round us everywhere—
’Tis naughty little cats
That go and tumble there!
Pit-i-pat, pit-i-pat!
Creeping movement of fingers, the hands held well forward.
At end, children in seats, head bent, arms folded, to imitate cats curled up in hay.