Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat’s the only cat
Who knows where it’s at Everybody’s picking up that feline beat
Cause everything else is obsolete
A square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren’t born
Every time he plays
But a square in the act
You can set music back
To the caveman days
I’ve heard some corny birds who tried to sing
But a cat’s the only cat
Who knows how to swing
Who wants to dig a long-haired gig like that?
When everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody
Everybody wants to be a cat
A square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren’t born
Every time he plays (rinky-tinky tinky)
But a square in the act
You can set music back
To the caveman days (rinky tinky tink)
I’ve heard some corny birds who tried to sing
But a cat’s the only cat
Who knows how to swing
Who wants to dig a long-haired gig like that?
When everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat’s the only cat
Who knows where it’s at When playing jazz there’s a welcome mat
Cause everybody digs a swinging cat
Everybody
Everybody wants to be a cat
Meow
Purr
If you want to turn me on Play your horn
Don’t spare the thought
And blow a little soul
Into the tune
Lets take it to another key
Modulate
And wait for me
I’ll take a few
And listen pretty soon
The other cats will all commence
Congregating
On the fence
Beneath the alley’s only light
Where every note is Out of sight
Go Everybody
Everybody wants to be a cat
Meow