Striper the Kitty – English Lyrics

• By: Bryant Oden
• Album: Songdrops Collection Vol.

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful world of 'Striper the Kitty' and learn about animal characteristics while enjoying a funny story. This song uses humor to teach kids about different animals and the importance of looking beyond first impressions. Get ready to laugh and learn!

[English]

Striper the kitty

I found him all alone

It would have been a pity

Not to bring him home

There's no other kitty

Like my new best friend

With a big striped tail

and funny smell

But still I love him

I built a little home

for him in the back of the shed

I gathered up some nice soft grass

and made a bushy bed

I forgot to tell anybody he was there

'Cuz I don't think that Striper really likes

when people stare

I brought him some water

and some kitty food

He didn't eat a lot of it

which seemed a little rude

He's such a funny kitty

guess what he ate instead

Half the grass I gathered

that made up his soft bed

Striper the kitty

I found him all alone

It would have been a pity

Not to bring him home

There's no other kitty

Like my new best friend

With a big striped tail

and funny smell

But still I love him

My sister got suspicious

of my sneaking around

She followed me into the shed

and you know who she found

"This is my kitty Striper,

please don't tell anyone.

I mean because they're busy

and don't have much time for fun."

My sister started laughing,

why I'll never know.

Then she said, "Believe me,

we have to let him go.

Maybe for now it's only me

who knows you hid him there.

But soon the whole town will know

that something's in the air."

Striper the kitty

I found him all alone

It would have been a pity

Not to bring him home

There's no other kitty

Like my new best friend

With a big striped tail

and funny smell

But still I love him

So we went back to the place

where Striper and I met

We let him roam around a while

but saw no momma yet

Then sticking up out of the grass

I saw a big tall tail

It was black and white and striped

and it kinda smelled

Striper scampered to his mom

and she scampered to him

They touched their little noses

and then touched them again

Striper looked back at me

and then he blinked goodbye

Then they ran off together

while I laughed and cried

Striper the kitty

I found him all alone

It would have been a pity

Not to bring him home

There's no other kitty

Like my new best friend

Even though he had to go

I'll always love him

Maybe one day when I go play

I'll see him again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kitty /ˈkɪti/ A1	noun - a small cat, often an affectionate term for a cat
striped /straɪpt/ B1	adjective - having long, narrow lines or bands of a different colour
tail /teɪl/ A1	noun - the rear appendage of an animal
smell /smɛl/ B1	noun - an odor; a distinctive scent verb - to perceive an odor with the nose
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
built /bɪlt/ B1	verb - past tense of build; to have constructed something
shed /ʃɛd/ B1	noun - a small simple building used for storage
grass /ɡræs/ A1	noun - a common green plant that covers the ground
bed /bɛd/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting
gather /ˈɡæðər/ B1	verb - to collect or bring together
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - the clear liquid that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, etc.
food /fuːd/ A1	noun - any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink
eat /iːt/ A1	verb - to take food into the mouth, chew, and swallow it
rude /ruːd/ B1	adjective - impolite; lacking respect
sister /ˈsɪstər/ A1	noun - a female sibling
suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/ B2	adjective - having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
scamper /ˈskæmpər/ B2	verb - to run or move quickly and lightly
blink /blɪŋk/ A2	verb - to close and open the eyes quickly
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without other people
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection