The Cat Came Back

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Now old Mr. Johnson had troubles 
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of his own,
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He had a yellow cat that wouldn't 
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leave his home,
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He tried and he tried to get that
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    cat away,
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Gave it to a man going far away.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away.


[Verse 2]
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Now the man around the corner 
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swore he'd kill the cat on sight,
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He loaded up his shotgun with 
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nails and dynamite,
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He waited and he waited for the 
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cat to come around,
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Ninety-seven pieces of the man 
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is all they found.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away.


[Verse 3]
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Gave it to a little boy with a 
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dollar note,
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Told him for to take it up the 
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river in a boat,
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They tied a rope around its neck 
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it must've weighed a pound,
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Now they drag the river for the 
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little boy that's drowned.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away.


[Verse 4]
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Gave it to man going up in a 
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balloon,
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Told him for to take it to the 
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man on the Moon,
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The balloon came down about 90 
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miles away,
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Where he is now, I dare not say.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away.


[Verse 5]
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They gave it to a man going way 
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out west,
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Told him for to take it to the 
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one he loved the best,
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First, the train hit the curve, 
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then it jumped the rail,
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Not a soul was left behind to 
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tell the gruesome tale.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away,  way, way, way


[Verse 6]
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Away across the ocean he did send
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 the cat at last,
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Vessel out alone today taking 
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water fast,
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People all began to pray the 
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boat began to toss,
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A great big gust of wind came by 
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and every soul was lost.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away.


[Verse 7]
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On a telegraph wire, sparrows 
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sitting in a bunch,
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The cat was feeling hungry, 
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thought she'd like them for a lunch,
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Climb softly up the pole, when 
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she reached the top,
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Put her foot in the electric wire,
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 which tied her in a knot.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away.


[Verse 8]
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Now the cat was a possessor of a 
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family of its own,
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Seven little kittens till there 
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came a cyclone,
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Blew the house all apart and 
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tossed the cats around,
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The air was full of kittens and 
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not a one was found.


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back, the very 
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next day,
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The cat came back, they thought 
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she was a goner,
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But the cat came back,   just 
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wouldn't stay away,  way, way, way


[Otro]
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Just wouldn't stay away.