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'cause everything else is obsolete.
Well, a square with a horn,
makes you wish you weren't born,
everytime 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.
When playin' jazz you always has a welcome mat,
'cause everybody digs a swingin' cat.
Well, a square with a horn,
makes you wish you weren't born,
everytime he plays;
but a square in the act,
you can set music back
to the caveman days.
Everybody wants to be a cat,
because a cat's the only cat
who knows where it's at.
When playin' jazz you always has a welcome mat,
'cause everybody digs a swingin' cat.
Everybody, Everybody,
Everybody wants to be a cat.
Everybody, Everybody,
Everybody wants to be a cat.
Everybody, Everybody,
Everybody wants to be a cat.
Everybody, Everybody,
Everybody wants to be a cat.
(Repeat)