A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes/The cat sat asleep by the side of the fire

by Sabine Baring-Gould

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The cat sat asleep by the side of the fire,
The mistress snored loud as a pig;
Jack took up his fiddle, at Jenny's desire,
And struck up a bit of a jig.