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POEMS
Created: 27th August, 2015

Mafia cats

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Poem

POETIC DEVICES

Rhyme Rhythm Word Play

YEAR GROUP

Years 3 and 4

We're the Mafia cats
Bugsy, Franco and Toni
We're crazy for pizza
With hot pepperoni

We run all the rackets
From gambling to vice
On St Valentine's Day
We massacre mice

We always wear shades
To show that we're meanies
Big hats and sharp suits
And drive Lamborghinis

We're the Mafia cats
Bugsy, Franco and Toni
Love Sicilian wine
And cheese macaroni

But we have a secret
(And if you dare tell
You'll end up with the kitten 
At the bottom of the well

Or covered in concrete
And thrown into the deep
For this is one secret
You really must keep.)

We're the Cosa Nostra
Run the scams and the fiddles
But at home we are
Mopsy, Ginger and Tiddles

(c) Roger McGough from All the Best.

Why not try...
  • acting this poem out as the three 'gangster' cats.

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Roger McGough - Mafia Cats

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