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'cause everything else is obsolete
Now a square with a horn
can make you wish you weren't born
ever'time he plays
and with a square in the act
he can 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
he's gonna set this music back
to the Stone Age 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 digs a swingin' cat