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Verse 1:
Am G B
Everybody wants to be a cat
Am
Because a cat's the only cat
G B
Who knows where it's at
Am G B
Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat
G Am
Cause everything is obsolete
Chorus:
Dm
Now a square with a horn
Dm
Can make you wish you weren't born
G B
Every time he plays
Am G
But with a square in the act
D
You can set music back
Am B
To the caveman days
Bridge:
Am G B
I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing
Am G
Still a cat's the only cat
G
Who knows how to swing
B
Who wants to dig
B
A long-haired gig
Am
Or stuff like that
Chorus:
Am G B
When everybody wants to be a cat
Dm
A square with that horn
Dm
Makes you wish you weren't born
G B
Every time he plays
Am G
With a square in the act
D
You can set music back
Am B
To the caveman days
Verse 3:
Am G B
Yes, everybody wants to be a cat
Am G
Because a cat's the only cat
G B
Who knows where it's at
Am B G D
While playing jazz you always has a Welcome mat
Outro:
D B Am
Cause everybody digs a swinging cat
Am B G B
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
B Am
Sing Hallelujah
Am B G B
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
Am B G B
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
Am B G B
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
Am B G B
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
(Fade out)
Song History
Published: March 29, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025