On 12 Nov 2000, 19:16, Debbie Adams wrote:
> This comes from a reader of my ezine. Can anyone help?
>
> I am looking for the nursery rhyme "Jonathan Wonathan Higgins
> McGee". If anyone can tell me where to find the words, I would
> appreciate it.
Citing this find (Logenberry Books - Stump the Bookseller):
http://www.logan.com/loganberry/stump.html
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U4: Unk?
Some of the lines are: Jonathon Wonathon Higgins McGee and There's no
such thing as a yellow cat
I found this query on another page, and thought it might be useful
here, as it has a few more of the words: "When I was little I had a
children's book that was a poem about 'Jonathan Wonathan Higgins
McGee.' It said he 'jumped out of bed with a one, two, three. Put on
his...'(??) Then said 'There's no such thing as a purple cat. Yet
there it sat at the foot of the bed, winking its eye and nodding its
head.'
I hope I can help someone else out the way you both helped me. While I
was looking through your list again, I was delighted to come across
Stumper U4:Unk. I know this book well. I loved it to pieces as a
child and am currently holding the ragged remains in my lap. The book
is called The Yellow Cat, written by Betty Ren Wright and illustrated
by Sari. It is one of the "Fuzzy Wuzzy Series" of the "Tell-A-Tale
Books," published in MCMLII (1952?) by Whitman Publishing Company. I
feel wondrously gratified that I was able to recognize this book on the
same day you brought me such good news about my own book. The system
works! Now, it occurs to me that if I'd been the one looking for The
Yellow Cat, I'd want my brain to have closure on that unfinished poem
that was quoted in the description. So in case your inquirer wants the
rest of the words to the book, here they are:
"The strangest thing that ever could be," / Said Jonathan Wonathan
Higgens McGee, "Is a yellow cat with purple ears, /A flouncy, pouncy
kind of cat, With pointed, purple ears. / But I'll never see that.
NOT A YELLOW CAT!" Yet there she was by his bouncy bed, / Washing her
paws and cocking her head, Drinking her tea from a silver cup, /
Saying, "Jonathan Wonathan Higgens McGee, GET UP!" Jonathan Wonathan
Higgens McGee / Jumped out of bed in a one-two-three, Put on his coat
and his tie and his spats, / "Said, "Theres no such thing as yellow
cats." Jonathan Wonathan shook his head. / "Now the cat is gone and I'm
glad," he said. "I'll never believe in a yellow cat." / Something
wiggled under his hat. With claws / On its paws. Jonathan chased her
around the room / With a cane and a map and a prickly broom, Till his
wife said "Stop!" / And they all said "Stop!" We're pos-i-tive-ly
certain that THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A YELLOW CAT!" (I know; I know --
too much information. I'm just excited!)
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And now, Debbie, armed with that information, we can now go to
Bibliofind and purchase our book from an online used books store:
http://www.bibliofind.com/
Bingo. Five listings. Good luck. :-)
Alan
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