Ev'rybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at Ev'rybody's pickin' up on that feline beat 'Cause ev'rything else is obsolete
{Refrain} Now a square with a horn, makes you wish you weren't born Ev'ry time he plays (a rinky tinky tinky tinky) But with a square in the act you can set music back To the caveman days (a rinky tinky tinky tinky
I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing Still a cat's the only cat who knows how to swing Who wants to dig a long-haired gig or stuff like that When ev'rybody wants to be a cat
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Yes, ev'rybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at When playin' scat who always has a welcome mat 'Cause ev'rybody digs a swingin' cat
Ev'rybody, ev'rybody Ev'rybody wants to be a cat Ev'rybody, ev'rybody Ev'rybody wants to be a cat