Lyric

A small warm engine starts to hum

The laziest music there ever was sung

She circled twice and settled in

A furry anchor on my shin

Her motor hums a steady low

The only song I need to know

All creatures great and creatures small

The gentlest ones outrank us all

Purr, purr, the afternoon

Keeps the time to a kitten's tune

I can't move and I don't mind

Softest jailer I could find

Her ears twitch at a distant bird

But staying put's her final word

We share a sunbeam, her and me

Two experts at just letting be

Purr, purr, the afternoon

Keeps the time to a kitten's tune

I can't move and I don't mind

Softest jailer I could find

Mmm... mmm... mmm

Purr, purr, the afternoon

Keeps the time to a kitten's tune

I can't move and I don't mind

Softest jailer I could find

A small warm engine hums along

The afternoon's most patient song