Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat
Who knows where it's at

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'Cause everything else is obsolete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
Ever'time he plays
And with a square in the act, he can set music back
To the cave man days

I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing
But 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 ev'rybody wants to be a cat

A square with that horn makes you wish you weren't born
Ever'time he plays
And with a square in the act, he's gonna set this music back
To the Stone Age days

Ev'rybody 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 ev'rybody digs a swingin' cat
Yeah, ev'rybody digs a swingin' cat