• Source: I Love Little Pussy

      • "I Love Little Pussy", alternatively called "I Love Little Kitty", is an English language nursery rhyme about a person who is kind to a pet cat. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 12824.


      Lyrics and melody


      The most common modern version is:

      Additional lines include:

      The melody commonly associated with the rhyme was first recorded by the composer and nursery rhyme collector James William Elliott in his National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs (1870).


      Origins


      The poem is first recorded in The Child's Song Book published in 1830. It has been attributed to Jane Taylor (1783–1824), as it conforms to her style. However, there is no corroborative evidence to support this case.


      Controversy


      Usage of the word "pussy" as a vulgar slang term for the vagina is documented since the late 17th century. The rhyme's title and lyrics have been changed by some publications to replace the word "pussy" with the word "kitty", among other substitute terms. A heavily innuendo-laden variant of the rhyme appears in Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years (1993) by Sue Townsend.


      References

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