The Rum Tum Tugger

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

If you offer me pheasant, I'd rather have grouse

If you put me in a house, I would much prefer a flat

If you put me in a flat, then I'd rather have a house

If you set me on a mouse, then I only want a rat

If you set me on a rat, then I'd rather chase a mouse

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

And there isn't any need for me to shout it

For he will do as he do do

And there's no doing anything abou-ou-ou-out it

The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore

When you let me in, then I wanna go out

I'm always on the wrong side of every door

As soon as I'm at home, then I like to get about

I like to lie in the bureau drawer

And I make such a fuss if I can't get out

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

And there isn't any need for you to doubt it

For he will do as he do do

And there's no doing anything abou-ou-ou-out it

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast

My disobeying ways are a matter of a habit

If you offer me fish, then I always want a feast

If there isn't any fish, then I won't eat a rabbit

If you offer me a treat, then I sniff and sneer

For I only like what I find for myself

So you'll catch me in a bind up to my ears

If you put it away on the larder shelf

The Rum Tum Tugger is artfully knowing

The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle

But I'll leap on your lap in the middle of a sewing

For there's nothing I enjoy like a horrible muddle

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

And there isn't any need for me to spout it

For he will do as he do do

And there's no doing anything abou-ou-ou-out it