Everybody wants to be a cat,
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at,
(Tell me!) Everybody's picking up on that feline beat,
'Cause everything else is obso - lete!
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born, every time he plays,
But with a square in the act, you can set music back to the cave - man days!
Ze - de, dum, bo - zay!
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, and stuff like that?
When every - body wants to be a cat!
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born,
Every time he plays, (Oh, a - rinky, tinky - tinky!)
But with a square in the act, you can set music back to the cave - man days!
(Oh, a - rinky, tinky - tinky!)
Yes---, everybody wants to be a cat,
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at,
When playing jazz you always has a welcome mat,
'Cause every - body digs a swing - ing cat!
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Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat! Alleluia!
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!