Ev'rybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at

Tell me!
Ev'rybody's pickin' up on that feline beat
'Cause ev'rything else is obsolete
square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Ev'rytime he plays
But with a square in the act
You can set music back
To the cave man days

I've heard some corny birds
Who tried to sing
Still a cat's the only cat
Who knows how to swing
Who wants to dig a long-haired gig
And stuff like that
When ev'rybody wants to be a cat

square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Ev'rytime he plays
Oh, a rinky tinky tinky
With a square in the act
You can set music back
To the cave man days
Oh, a rinky tinky tinky

Yes, ev'rybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at
When playing scat
Who always has a [bad word] mat?
'Cause ev'rybody digs a swingin' cat

Ev'rybody, Ev'rybody
Ev'rybody wants to be a cat