There seems to be a lot of debate, and the experts can't decide, but suggest it's probably just nonsense for kids.
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Cat on a Hot Fiddle was created in 1960.
The cat was playing a fiddle.
The Cat and the Fiddle - 1923 was released on: USA: 29 July 1923
The Cat and Fiddle in California has an elevation of 7,234 feet (2,205 meters) above sea level.
A Cat.
The cat in the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" was playing the fiddle when the cow jumped over the moon.
The Cat and the Fiddle - 1934 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Passed (National Board of Review) USA:TV-G (TV rating)
The little dog laughed to see such sport and the dish ran away with the spoon.
A cat
The Cat and the Fiddle.
Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
WHO wrote belling the cat