About this episode
This episode features a song inspired by the saying 'when the cat's away, the mice will play' and explores similar sayings in various languages.
This is a song I wrote in October 2025 based on the saying 'when the cat's away, the mice will play', and similar sayings in other languages. Here are the words: When the cat's away the mice will play they'll play all day or so they say They'll play cards in the kitchen and poker in the pantry and dice on the deck and ludo in the loft When the cat's in France The mice will dance They'll dance a jig With a peacock and a pig They'll waltz in the wok and conga up the clock and tango round the table and salsa in the stable When the cat's in Spain The mice won't complain They'll have a ball And party in the hall They'll invite all their mates and eat all the dates and race round on rats and wear silly hats When the cat's away the mice will play they'll play all day or so they say
People in this episode
Host: Simon Ager
Topics covered
- music
- songwriting
- humor
- cultural sayings
- playfulness
Keywords
- cat
- mice
- play
- song
- humor
- France
- Spain
- cultural sayings
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: When The Cat's Away
Places: France, Spain
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