Living
If Pussy Were Made of Leather
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
If Pussy were made of leather,
And Doggie were made of lead,
I'd tumble them both together,
And hammer them on the head.
But Pussy is warm and tender,
And Doggie is good and true;
So I'd rather far defend her,
And Doggie, too, wouldn't you?
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “If Pussy Were Made of Leather.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/135/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “If Pussy Were Made of Leather.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/135/.
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