Everybody wants to be a cat
because a cat's the only cat
who knows where it's at
Everybody's pickin' up
on that feline beat
'cause everything else
is obsolete
A square with a horn
makes you wish
you weren't born
ever'time he plays
but with a square in the act
you couldn't set music back
to the caveman days
I've heard some corny birds
who tried to sing
but a cat's the only cat
who knows how to swing
Who wants to dig
a long haired gig
or stuff like that
When everybody
wants to be a cat
A square with that horn
makes you wish you
weren't born
ever'time he plays
and with a square in the act
You can set this music back
to the caveman days
Everybody wants to be a cat
because a cat's the only cat
who knows where it's at
while playin' jazz you always  
has a Welcome mat
'cause everybody digs
a swingin' cat
Everybody everybody
Everybody wants to be a cat
Hallelujah
Everybody everybody
Everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody everybody
Everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody everybody
Everybody wants