The cat and I stare at the room br No-name the cat, the cat and I, br She stares at me, I at the gloom br The house lies still as a vaulted tomb. br br She sits and waits, No-name the cat, br Sits and waits for a sign from me br But I in the corner chair am sat br And make no sign for No-name the cat. br br We’re all alone, alone are we br No-name the cat, the cat and I br Only the two, No-name and me br Yet once in the past we numbered three. br br Now on the floor, between us two br No-name the cat, and me, lies you. br Your eyes are staring, your cheek is slack, br Your tongue’s thrust out and your face is blue. br br The cat and I stare at the room br No-name the cat, the cat and I, br She stares at me, I at the gloom br The house lies still as a vaulted tomb.