A Cat May Look at a Queen

If you catch me glancing
From somewhere unseen
Be gentle, be gracious
For a cat may look at a queen

Lo, the courtly dancer
Fills each mezzanine
Your castle is spacious
And a cat may look at a queen

Though I know your blood is regal
And you needn't take strains
Still you might decree it legal
To return my gaze

Which betrays its shyness
With a flash of green
Be careful, Your Highness
For a cat may look at a queen