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
