pussy cat pussy cat where have you been

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You are quoting the opening of a traditional English nursery rhyme. The full rhyme answers the question in a playful way.

Full rhyme text

Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?
I've been to London to visit the Queen.
Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there?
I frightened a little mouse under her chair.

Origin and meaning

This rhyme is an old English nursery rhyme, commonly taught to young children in English-speaking countries.

Many accounts link it to Tudor-era England and Queen Elizabeth I, telling a light story of a cat visiting the Queen and chasing a mouse near her throne.