Cats. The Original Cast. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe, based on T. S. Eliot 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'
Mr. Mistoffolees Rum Tum Tugger as SOLO The Cast as ALL
SOLO: You ought to ask Mr. Mistoffolees! The original conjuring cat
The greatest magicians have something to learn From Mister Mistoffolees' conjuring turn And you'll all say
Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
He is quiet, he is small, he is black From the ears to the tip of his tail He can creep through the tiniest crack He can walk on the narrowest rail
He can pick any card from a pack He is equally cunning with dice He is always deceiving you into believing That he's only hunting for mice
He can play any trick with a cork Or a spoon and a bit of fish paste If you look for a knife or a fork And you think it is merely misplaced
You have seen it one moment and then it's gone! But you find it next week lying on the lawn And we all say
ALL: Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
And we all say Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
And we all say Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
And we all say Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
MR. MISTOFFOLEES: Well! My manner is vague and aloof You would think there was nobody shyer But voice has been heard on the roof When I was curled up by the fire
And I've sometimes been heard by the fire When I was about on the roof At least they all heard that somebody purred Which is uncontestable proof of my singular magical powers And I've known the family to call me in from the garden for hours While I was asleep in the hall
SOLO: And not long ago this phenomenal cat Produced seven kittens right out of a hat
ALL: And we all say Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
SOLO: And not long ago this phenomenal cat Produced seven kittens right out of a hat
ALL: And we all say Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
Oh! Well I never was there ever A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffolees
SOLO: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the magical Mr. Mistoffolees!