So you think you see a pussycat you'd like to pet You start to come on strong to see how far you will get You feed that pussycat that "I'm a tiger" line You don't know you're messin' with 99, 99
Well, you brag about your motorboat and Cadillacs You cheated about a million on your income tax It isn't 'til they slap you with a great big fine That you know that you've been messin' with 99, 99
Well, there's music on the hi-fi and she dims the light She fixes a Martini that is out of sight Your tongue begins to loosen 'cause you're all alone But that ain't an olive, buddy, that's a microphone
Oh you're a foreign spy who wants to come in from the cold You've never been uncovered, you're so self-controlled But then all these things will happen in time Because you know you have been messin' with 99, 99
You're the highest paid informer for a Balkan State On your night off, you invite her for a dinner date But if she freshens up, then you'll be unemployed 'Cause that ain't a lipstick, buddy, that's a Polaroid
So listen, tigers, this is what it's all about A pussycat will get you if you don't watch out And everytime I see you walking up your spine That's a lesson, don't go messin' with a girl Who is caressin' a tiny Smith and Wesson She's 99, she's 99