[00:19.77]Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own
[00:23.10]He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave it's home;
[00:26.49]He tried and he tried to give the cat away,
[00:30.42]He gave it to a man goin' far, far away.
[00:35.61]But the cat came back the very next day,
[00:40.23]The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
[00:43.50]But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
[00:47.10]Away, away, yea, yea, yea
[01:04.74]So he gave it to a woman going up in a balloon,
[01:08.82]He told him for to take it to the man in the moon;
[01:12.18]The balloon came down about ninety miles away,
[01:16.29]Where the balloon is, where I can't say
[01:20.79]But the cat came back the very next day,
[01:25.41]The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
[01:28.74]But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
[01:32.49]Away, away, yea, yea, yea
[01:49.86]So he gave it to a man going way out West,
[01:54.27]Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best;
[01:57.60]First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail,
[02:01.83]Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale.
[02:09.00]But the cat came back the very next day,
[02:13.47]The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
[02:16.77]But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
[02:20.37]Away, away, yea, yea, yea

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave it's 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, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea
So he gave it to a woman 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 balloon is, where I can't say
But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea
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 the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea