Three little kittens they lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
"Oh! mammy dear, we sadly fear,
Our mittens we have lost."
"What! lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens,
Then you shall have no pie."
Miew, miew miew, miew.
The three little kittens had need of mittens:
The winter was now nigh.
"Oh! mammy dear, we fear, we fear,
Our mittens we shall need."
"Go, seek your mittens,
You silly kittens;
There's a tempest in the sky."
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
The three little kittens, in seeking their mittens,
Upset the table high.
"Oh! mammy dear, we doubt and fear,
The house is tumbling down,"
"You foolish kittens,
Go find your mittens,
And do not make things fly."
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
The three little kittens they found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
"Oh! mammy dear, see here, see here,
Our mittens we have found."
"What! found your mittens,
You little kittens;
Then you shall have some pie."
Purr, purr, purr, purr.
The three little kittens put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie;
"Oh! mammy dear, we greatly fear,
Our mittens we have soiled."
"What! soiled your mittens,
You naughty kittens!"
Then they began to sigh.
Miew, miew, miew, miew.
The three little kittens they washed their mittens,
And hung them up to dry.
"Oh! mammy dear, look here, look here,
Our mittens we have washed,"
"What! washed your mittens,
You darling kittens!--
But I smell a rat close by!
Hush! Hush!" Miew, miew.
The three little kittens put off their mittens,
A hunting match to try.
"Oh! mammy dear, his hole is here:
Our mittens down we fling."
Both cat and kittens
Flung down their mittens;
When--whisk!--the rat ran by.
Miew, miew, miew, miew.