The Cat Came Back

Now Old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own

He had a yellow cat who wouldn't leave his home

He tried and he tried to give the cat away

He gave it to a man going far, far away

But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Give me a meow, go (Meow)

Now the man around the corner swore he'd kill the cat on sight

So he loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite

He waited and he waited for the cat to come around

Ninety-seven pieces of the man is all that they found

But you know

The cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Give me a meow, go (Meow)

So he gave it to a man going up in a balloon

He told him for to take it to the man in the moon

The balloon came down about ninety miles away

Where the man is now, well, I dare not say

But you know

The cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Give me a meow, go (Meow)

So he gave it to a man going way out west

He told him for to take it to the one he loved the best

First the train hit the track, then it jumped a rail

Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale

But you know what?

The cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Give me a meow, go (Meow)

Now the cat was a possessor of a family of his own

With seven little kittens, till there came a cyclone

It tore the houses all apart and tossed the cat around

The air was filled with kittens, but not one was ever found

But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Give me a meow, go (Meow)

Sing it all again

Now, the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Give me a meow, go (Meow)

Louder meow, (Meow)

Louder (Meow)

Little quieter (Meow)

Quieter meow (Meow)

Quieter now (Meow)