The Cat Came Back

(Rolf The Dawg version from "The Muppet Show")

Words & Music:

Harry S. Miller

 

G7   C   F/C   C

 

C                   C/E           G7               G7/D

Little Bennie had a cat that they wouldn't let him keep.

       G7                       C        F/C         C

So, he put her up for sale at a price he thought was cheap.

   F                         C

He took her to a neighbor to ask him for advice.

[unsure of chords here...]                               G7

He said, "Leave the kitty here, she can help me with the mice."

 

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        C                  G7

But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away.

        G7                       C

She was sitting on the porch the very next day.

    F                  C

The cat came back, she didn't want to roam.

    G7                   C     F/C   C

The very next day it was Home, Sweet Home.

 

Then Bennie met a man who was driving way out West.

He would take the cat along as a special honored guest.

The steering wheel was wobbly, he drove into a tree.

The car was just a total wreck as anyone could see.

 

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So, Bennie bought a gun from the Human Cannonball.

He put the cat inside with trinitrotoluol.

When he pulled the trigger, the cannon made a roar

The neighbours all surrendered 'cause they thought it was a war

 

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Then Bennie gave the cat to a man who had a bomb

When he took the cat away, she was acting cool and calm

And then the bomb exploded, it made an awful sound

They searched and searched for ages but the man was never

 

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* "trinitrotoluol" is the full name of the explosive "T.N.T."