Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
Tell me, everybody's pickin' up on the feline beat
'Cause everythin' else is obsolete
(Sure try it, wouldn't you?)
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born
Every time he plays
But with a square in the act
You can set music back
To the caveman days
Jazz is a chumbabosha
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 kid kickin' stuff like that?
When everybody wants to be a cat
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born
Every time he plays (oh, a rinky-tinky-tinky)
But with a square in the act
You can set music back
To the caveman days (oh, a rinky-tinky-tinky)
Yes, everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
When playin' jazz you always have a welcome mat
'Cause everybody digs a swingin' cat
