Ev'rybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at Everbody's picking up on that bee lined bees 'Cause everything else is obsolete Now squell with the horn makes you wish you weren't born Every time you place With the square in the act you could send music back To the caveman days I've heard some chronic birds who drive insane But the cat's the only cat who knows how to swim Who wants to take along and give us stuff like that But ev'rybody wants to be a cat Come on cool cats let's swim Bobby pick up that axe and do something Ev'rybody wants to be a cat 'Cause a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at Everybody's picking up on that feelin' 'Cause everything else is out to leave Now squell with the horn makes you wish you weren't born Every time you place With the square in the act you could send music back To the caveman days Ev'rybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at Playing jazz you always ever will come back 'Cause everybody digs a swinging cat, everybody digs a swinging cat Ev'rybody loves a swinging cat, everybody digs a swaying cat