Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat

Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat - Phil Harris/The Mike Sammes Singers

Everybody wants to be a cat

Because a cat's the only cat

Who knows where it's at

Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat

'Cause everything else is obsolete

Now a square with a horn

Can make you wish you weren't born

Ever'time he plays

And with a square in the act

He can set music back

To the caveman days

I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing

But 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 everybody wants to be a cat

A square with that horn

Makes you wish you weren't born

Ever'time he plays

And with a square in the act

He's gonna set this music back

To the Stone Age days

Everybody wants to be a cat

Because a cat's the only cat

Who knows where it's at

While playin' jazz you always has a welcome mat

'Cause everybody digs a swingin' cat

Everybody digs a swingin' cat

Everybody wants to be a cat

Because a cat's the only cat

Who knows where it's at

Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat

'Cause everything else is obsolete

A square with a horn

Makes you wish you weren't born

Ever'time he plays

With a square in the act

You can set music back

To the caveman days

We've heard some corny birds who tried to sing

But still a cat's the only cat

Who knows where it's at

A perfect trained you hurry printed maybe alright

But everybody wants to be a cat

Ev'rybody ev'rybody

Ev'rybody wants to be a cat

Ev'rybody ev'rybody

Ev'rybody wants to be a cat

Ev'rybody ev'rybody

Ev'rybody wants to be a cat

Ev'rybody ev'rybody

Ev'rybody wants to be a cat

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