E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT

BE CAUSE A CAT'S THE ON LY CAT

WHO KNOWS WHERE IT'S AT

TELL ME E VERY BO DY'S PI CKIN' UP

ON THAT FE LINE BEAT

'COS E VERY THING ELSE IS OB SO LETE

STRIC TLY HIGH -BU TTON SHOES

A SQUARE WITH A HORN

MAKES YOU WISH YOU WE REN'T BORN

E VERY TIME HE PLAYS

BUT WITH A SQUARE IN THE ACT

HE CAN SET MU SIC BACK

IN TO THE CAVE MAN DAYS

ZOH ZOH ZOH ZOH, BOH ZEH UH

I'VE HEARD SOME COR NY BIRDS

WHO TRIED TO SING

STILL A CAT'S THE ON LY CAT

WHO KNOWS HOW TO SWING

WHO WANTS TO DIG A LONG

HAIRED GIG OR STUFF LIKE THAT

WHEN E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE

WHEN E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE

A CAT

A SQUARE WITH THAT HORN

MAKES YOU WISH YOU WE REN'T BORN

E VERY TIME HE PLAYS

OH A RINK Y TINK Y TINKY

WITH A SQUARE IN THE ACT

YOU CAN SET MU SIC BACK

TO THE CAVE MAN DAYS

OH A RINK Y TINK Y TINKY

YES E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE

E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT

A CAT

BE CAUSE A CAT'S THE ON LY CAT

WHO KNOWS WHERE IT'S AT

WHEN PLAY IN' JAZZ

YOU AL WAYS HAS A WEL COME MAT

'COS E VERY BO DY DIGS

A SWIN GIN' CAT

IF YOU WANT

TO TURN ME ON

PLAY YOUR HORN

DON’T SPARE THE TONE

AND BLOW A LI TTLE SOUL

IN TO THE TUNE

LET’S TAKE IT TO A NO THER KEY

MO DU LATE AND WAIT FOR ME

I’LL TAKE A FEW AD LIBS

AND PRE TTY SOON

THE O THER CATS

WILL ALL CO MMENCE

CON GRE GA TIN’ ON THE FENCE

BE NEATH THE A LLEY’S ON LY LIGHT

WHERE E VERY NOTE IS

OUT OF SIGHT

E VERY BO DY, E VERY BO DY

E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT

E VERY BO DY, E VERY BO DY

E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT

E VERY BO DY, E VERY BO DY

E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT

E VERY BO DY, E VERY BO DY

E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT

E VERY BO DY, E VERY BO DY

E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT

E VERY BO DY, E VERY BO DY

E VERY BO DY WANTS TO BE A CAT