Barbados has been released from his room and is terrorizing the colony.
 He's a typical kitten and wants somebody to play with him.
Unfortunately no one feels comfortable enough yet.  Tonight he's
discovered he can come flying over the back of the couch and drape
himself around my shoulders and I'll give him kisses.  Unfortunately
he's typical male child, the kisses embarrass him so he has to attack my
head.  He wraps his legs around my head with his paws on my face and
starts tugging at my hair. Silly cat.

Lately when I hear the other cats hissing at him I think of the Charlie
Brown song that says "Why's everybody always picking on me" which I sing
to Barnabus as "Why's everybody always hissin' at you?"  This led me to
think of the lyrics of the song and make some changes.  I poet I'm not
but the following is my version of the Charlie Brown song:

Fe fe fi fi fo fo fum
I hear hissing in the living room
Barnabus, Barnabus
Vampire cat, that Barnabus
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see
(Why's everybody always hissin’ at me?)

First up on the cat tree, then onto the shelf
Rearrange the nick knaks to satisfy his self.
Barnabus, Barnibus
Vampire cat, that Barnabus
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see
(Why's everybody always hissin’ at me?)

Who's always nipping at your heels?
Who's always biting Lacey’s tail?
Who chases Hobbes around the room?
Guess who! (Who, me?) Yeah, you!

Who walks in the bedroom tail straight in the air?
Who pounces on Selena then runs away in fear?
Barnabus, Barnabus
Vampire cat, that Barnabus
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see
(Why's everybody always hissin’ at me?)

Who ran in the kitchen, skidding to a stop?
Who slid into Sam and got his black ears bopped?
Barnabus, Barnabus
Vampire cat, that Barnabus
I told you it would happen, he got himself caught
(Why's everybody always hissin’ at me?)

Who's always nipping at your heels?
Who's always biting Lacey’s tail?
Who chases Hobbes around the room?
Guess who! (Who, me?) Yeah, you!

Who has run around until he finally dropped?
Who has curled upon my lap, a purring, fuzzy ball?
Barnabus, Barnabus
Baby cat, that Barnabus
He finally found a family, now his life’s complete
(Why would anybody want to hiss at me?)

Julie