The Cat Came Back Songtext

von Fred Penner

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat who wouldn't leave its home
He tried and he tried to give the cat away
He gave it to a man goin' 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 miao. Miaoooo!)

Now the man around the corner swore he'd kill the cat on sight
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 they 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 miao. Miaoooo!)

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 he is now, well I dare not say.

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 miao. Miaoooo!)

So he gave it to a man going way out West
Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best
First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail
Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale.

But you now what?

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 miao. Miaoooo!)

Now the cat was a possessor of a family of its own
With seven little kittens till there came a cyclone
Blew the houses all apart and tossed the cat around
The air was full of kittens, and not a 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 miao. Miaoooo!)
Sing it all again!
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 miao. Miaoooo!)
Louder Miao (Miaoooo!)
Louder (Miaoooo!)
Little quiter
Quiter miao (Miaoooo!)
Quiter (Miaoooo!)