Stephin Merritt - '68: A Cat Called Dionysus lyrics

We had a cat called Dionysus Every day another crisis I used to keep him in my box Where I kept all my toys and blocks He hated me But I loved him Whenever Dionysus saw me He'd arch his back and hiss and claw me As soon as he could, he got loose Across the roofs of Syracuse Away from me But I loved him Meows I kept him in the little chest Where I was keeping all the rest He hated me Cause I loved him