The Cat Came Back

Now old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own He had an old yellow cat that wouldn't leave home Tried everything he knew to do to keep the cat away Took him up to Canada and told him for to stay... But the cat came back The very next day the old cat came back Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back `Cause he wouldn't stay away On the telegraph wire the birds were sittin' in a bunch Saw an even number, thought he'd' have `em for his lunch Climbed softly up the pole, until he reached the top Put his foot upon the electric wire, tied him in a knot... But the cat came back The very next day the old cat came back Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back `Cause he wouldn't stay away This old cat had company out in the backyard Somebody threw a boot, and threw it awful hard Hit the cat behind the ear and he thought it was a slight And down came a brick and knocked him out of sight... But the cat came back The very next day the old cat came back Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back `Cause he wouldn't stay away They threw him in the kennel where the dog was asleep And the bones of cats lay piled in a heap That ol' kennel burst apart and the dog flew out the side With his ears chewed off and holes in his hide... But the cat came back The very next day the old cat came back Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back `Cause he wouldn't stay away They sneaked into the shop with the butcher not around And they dropped him in the hopper where the meat was ground The old cat disappeared with a blood-curdling shriek And that shop's hamburger tasted furry for a week... But the cat came back The very next day the old cat came back Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back `Cause he wouldn't stay away They put him in a cotton sack and give him to a girl Who was startin' on a bicycle all around the world Well over there in China, a terrible wreck was found She's singin' now in heaven with the angels