Ian Anderson (you may know him as the frontman for Jethro Tull) put out a charming album in 2003 titled Rupi's Dance. Rupi at the time was a wee black girl kitten who has a song of the same name in her honor among the tracks. Another is called "Old Black Cat," and starts so:
My old black cat passed away this morning
He never knew what a hard day was.
Woke up late and danced on tin roofs.
If questioned “Why?” – answered, “Just because.”
It's a thoughtful farewell to a friend with no airs and nine short lives. Here's the lyrics and Ian's commentary; and you may listen to "Old Black Cat" here on YouTube along with the rest of the album.
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Nice to know the love of a human for a cat has been immortalised.
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