[00:14.10]Everybody wants to be a cat
[00:17.64]Because the cat's the only cat
[00:20.10]Who knows where it's at
[00:22.71]Everybody's picking up on that feline beat
[00:27.03]'Cause everything else is obsolete
[00:30.60]Now, a square with a horn
[00:32.82]Makes you wish you weren't born
[00:35.07]Every time he plays
[00:39.12]And with a square in the act
[00:41.40]He can set music back
[00:43.53]To the caveman days
[00:48.18]I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing
[00:52.11]But a cat's the only cat who knows how to swing
[00:56.52]Who wants to dig a long-haired gig or stuff like that?
[01:01.56]When everybody wants to be a cat
[01:39.60]A square with a horn
[01:41.40]Makes you wish you weren't born
[01:43.62]Every time he plays
[01:47.61]But with a square in the act
[01:50.07]You can set music back
[01:52.17]To the stone age days
[01:57.00]Everybody wants to be a cat
[02:00.51]Because the cat's the only cat
[02:02.97]Who knows where it's at
[02:05.10]While playing jazz, you always have a welcome mat
[02:09.87]'Cause everybody digs a swinging cat
[02:21.90]Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
[02:24.60]Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
[02:42.57]Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
[02:49.59]Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
[02:56.61]Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
[03:03.63]Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat

Everybody wants to be a cat
Because the cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
Everybody's picking up on that feline beat
'Cause everything else is obsolete
Now, a square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Every 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 a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Every time he plays
But with a square in the act
You can set music back
To the stone age days
Everybody wants to be a cat
Because the cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
While playing jazz, you always have a welcome mat
'Cause everybody digs a swinging cat
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat