Ev'rybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
Ev'rybody's pickin' up on that feline beat
'Cause ev'rything else is obsolete
A square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Ev'rytime he plays
But with a square in the act
You can set music back
To the cave man days
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 ev'rybody wants to be a cat
A square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Ev'rytime he plays
With a square in the act
You can set music back
To the cave man days
Yes, ev'rybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
When playing scat
Who always has a welcome mat?
'Cause ev'rybody digs a swingin' cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
Ev'rybody's pickin' up on that feline beat
'Cause ev'rything else is obsolete
A square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Ev'rytime he plays
But with a square in the act
You can set music back
To the cave man days
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 ev'rybody wants to be a cat
A square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Ev'rytime he plays
With a square in the act
You can set music back
To the cave man days
Yes, ev'rybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
When playing scat
Who always has a welcome mat?
'Cause ev'rybody digs a swingin' cat