What is the secret of your success?
The way you walk and talk and dress
You're so polished in everything you do
All the cats in town are imitating you
You got me puzzled, now come on, confess
What is the secret of your success?

How come you make all the little girls sing?
Some cats got it and some cats ain't

I see you driving in your Rolls Royce car
You are then smoking up a dollar cigar
Every Friday night you're out with the movie star
People point at you and say you’ll sure go far
Just a year ago you was an awful mess
What is the secret of your success?

You're a devil with the women but they all call you a saint
Some cats got it, and some cats ain't

In all the fancy places they've heard of your fame
They bring the bill and you just sign your name
When you crack a joke, everybody laughs
All the girls are begging for your autograph
You done throw up the country from East to West
What is the secret of your success?
You've been able to achieve what most folks can't
Some cats got it, and some cats ain't