“I am the very model of a feline so crepuscular
My visage is so handsome and my meowscles are so muscular!
I am a little tiger though the fact may seem improbable
My knowledge is near boundless in all matters gastronomical
I eat six meals a day in circumstances nominal
For serving snacks when I demand, my human is responsible
No challenge is impossible, no problem yet insoluble
I am the very model of a feline so phenomenal!
I’m schooled in all biology from macro to subcellular
A meowster of olfactory for every object smellular
My hearing’s extrasensitive in low and higher frequencies
I hear the mice a-chatter but the elephants don’t speak to me
My style is more Big Punisher than Doctor Dre or Easy E
Cuz when it comes to hip hop my tastes all face to easterly
I like to shake my booty, I’m funky when I need to be
I am the very model of a cat who does it easily!

I rule with iron paws be it jungle or the living room
And when I’m finished dining, I am content to sit and groom
When it comes to games I am the ultimate competitor
Obligatory carnivore, I am a model predator
Yet somehow cute and fluffy when I feel the need to be
Mostly when I tell my buddy “Wake up, human, and feed me!
I am well-versed in big cats whether tiger or jaguarian
And qualities of catnip like a feline rastafarian
Intimidating surely, in my home I am the guardian
Look dashing in a tux or the kit of a safarian!
When it comes to ladies all the gents seek my analysis
I designed the Taj Mahal and Cleopatra’s palaces
I drink champagne from bottles and sip water from my chalices
Then ignite sky with a range of borealises!
A champion of Opens like the French, Aussie and Wimbledon
My game is too complex for the tastes of canine simpletons
A predator so optimal, impeded by no obstacle
When I’m roused to anger you will find me quite unstoppable
Stylish with a monacle, calm and rarely volatile
I am the very model of a feline so phenomenal!
I am the very model of a feline so phenomenal!
[Chorus of girls]
He is the very model of a feline so phenomenal! Find a better cat? Well that is just impossible! He is the very model of a feline so phenomenal!”

Little Buddy, you ARE a feline so phenomenal!! I love your feline interpretation of Gilbert and Sullivan and furthermore, I think Gilbert and Sullivan would enjoy your song too. Thank you, thank you. As always, you provide great entertainment and laughs. Better than medicine, LB!!
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Buddy always loves to hear he’s brought laughs, although as you know he takes himself quite seriously!
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Ahahaha Little Buddy that is so poetic while at the same time being entirely accurate and descriptive of you in every way! Cool 😎 !
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“I am the very model of a feline so phen…hey, where are my snacks! Feed me, human!”
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This is brilliant! I can’t imagine how long it took you to re-write G&S in such a hilarious way, but it was definitely time well spent. I do note however, Little Buddy, that modesty is not your strong point!
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Bud’s absolutely convinced he’s a swaggering renaissance cat and a glorious specimen of panthera tigris. He would make a fine major general!
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This is FABULOUS! Bravo, Buddies big and little
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Little Buddy takes a bow! (My cue to bring him more snacks.)
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Better than the original!
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Sorry, my comment ended up in the wrong place.
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No worries, Buddy doesn’t quibble with any praise directed his way!
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All true about spectacular Buddy! Batman would like to be his apprentice!!
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How is little Batmeown doing? Is he running your house yet?
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Batman is the best!! Plays a little rough but we’re working on it! Very sweet boy!!
Hope Bud’s health is good and you are both enjoying the holidays!!
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Very impressive Buddy! You deserve extra turkey
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MOAR TURKEY!
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Merry Christmas to “a feline so phenomenal” aka, Little Buddy. And Merry Christmas to Big Buddy. Thank you both for sharing your lives with your many fans and admirers.
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Merry Christmas, Jean! Bud’s hard at work trying to master his next Gilbert and Sullivan number.
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