Everybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat Who knows where it's at Tell me, everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat Cause everything else is obsolete Now a square with a horn Can make you wish you weren't born Every time he plays But with a square in the act You can set music back To the caveman days I've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 that horn Makes you wish you weren't born Every time he plays With a square in the act You can set music back To the caveman days Yes, everybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat Who knows where it's at While playing jazz you always has a Welcome mat This everybody wants to be cat Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat Hallelujah Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat Hallelujah Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat Hallelujah Hallelujah everybody wants to be cat