Button's Two-Step Waltz

Verse

Her clarinet's got a chipped tooth too
Button perches on the sheet that slips
Boat leans left where the bookshelf's true
Mint pot sways to the beat she trips

Chorus

The cat don't mind a crooked floor
He bats the notes and asks for more
One sardine can, a tiny floor
Button's two-step waltz once more

Verse

A shopping cart scrapes the hull below
A tin can rolls off the countertop
She stops the tune and lets him know
A fish-flake treat for his hopeful hop

Chorus

The cat don't mind a crooked floor
He bats the notes and asks for more
One sardine can, a tiny floor
Button's two-step waltz once more

Bridge

breathy

He taps his paws on the worn-out wood
She plays a two-step, quick and bright
For a partner who never understood
The atomic age, he's got it right

Chorus

The cat don't mind a crooked floor
He bats the notes and asks for more
One sardine can, a tiny floor
Button's two-step waltz once more