Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat (Original Soundtrack Version) - Scatman Crothers/Phil Harris/Thurl Ravenscroft/Robin Lester/Liz English

Well little lady let me elucidate here

Everybody wants to be a cat

Because a cat's the only cat

Who knows were it's at

Tell me

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'Cause everything else is obsolete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

Everytime 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

Or stuff like that

When everybody wants to be a cat

A square with a horn

Makes you wish you weren't born

Everytime 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 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 swinging cat

If you want to turn me on

Play your horn don't spare the tone

And blow a little soul into the tune

Let's take it to another key

Modulate and wait for me

I'll take a few ad-libs and pretty soon

The other cats will all commence

Congregatin' on the fence

Underneath the alley's only light

Where every note is out of sight

Everybody everybody everybody wants to be a cat

Hallejuah

Everybody everybody everybody wants to be a cat

I'm telling you

Everybody everybody everybody wants to be a cat

Yeah

Everybody everybody everybody wants to be a cat

Mmmm

Everybody everybody everybody wants to be a cat

Hallejuah

Everybody everybody everybody wants to be a cat