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'Cause everything else is obsolete

Well, a square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Every time he plays
But with a square in the act
You can set music back
To the caveman days
(Put your bombast, yeah ye)

Heard some corny birds trying to sing
But a cat's the only cat who knows how to swing
Who knows where it's at
When playing jazz he always has a well command
'Cause everybody needs a swinging cat

Well, a square with a horn
Makes you wish you weren't born
Every time he plays
But a square in the act
You can set music back to the caveman days
(Put your bombast, yeah ye)
Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at
When playing jazz he always has a well command
'Cause everybody digs a swinging cat

[Instrumental]

Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat
Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat