The Cat Came Back
Now old mr. johnson had troubles of his own,
He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave his home,
He tried and he tried to get that cat away,
Gave it to a man going far away.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away.
Now the man around the corner swore he'd kill the cat on sight,
He loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamites,
He waited and he waited for the cat to come around,
Ninety-seven pieces of the man is all they found.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away.
Gave it to a little boy with a dollar note,
Told him for to take it up the river in a boat,
They tied a rope around its neck it must've weighed a pound,
Now they drag the river for the little boy it's drowned.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away.
Gave it to man going up in a balloon,
Told him for to take it to the man on the moon,
The balloon came down about 90 miles away,
Where he is now, i dare not say.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away.
They gave it to a man going way out west,
Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best,
First, the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail,
Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away, away, away, away.
Away across the ocean he did send the cat at last,
Vessel out alone today taking water fast,
People all began to pray the boat began to toss,
A great big gust of wind came by and every soul was lost.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away.
On a telegraph wire, sparrows sitting in a bunch,
The cat was feeling hungry, thought she'd like them for a lunch,
Climb softly up the pole, when she reached the top,
Put her foot in the electric wire, which tied her in a knot.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away.
Now the cat was a possessor of a family of a own,
With seven little kittens and along came a cyclone,
Blew the houses all apart and tossed the cat around,
The air was full of kittens and not a one was found.
But the cat came back, the very next day,
The cat came back, they thought she was a goner,
But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away, away, away, away,
Just wouldn't stay away.
O Gato Voltou
Agora o velho sr. Johnson tinha seus próprios problemas,
Ele tinha um gato amarelo que não queria sair de casa,
Ele tentou e tentou se livrar daquele gato,
Deu para um homem que ia bem longe.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ele tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe.
Agora o homem da esquina jurou que mataria o gato à vista,
Ele carregou sua espingarda com pregos e dinamite,
Ele esperou e esperou o gato aparecer,
Noventa e sete pedaços do homem foi tudo que encontraram.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ele tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe.
Deu para um garotinho com uma nota de um dólar,
Disse pra ele levar o gato rio acima em um barco,
Amarraram uma corda em seu pescoço que devia pesar um quilo,
Agora eles arrastam o rio, o garotinho se afogou.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ele tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe.
Deu para um homem que ia subir em um balão,
Disse pra ele levar o gato até o homem na lua,
O balão desceu a cerca de 150 quilômetros de distância,
Onde ele está agora, não me atrevo a dizer.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ele tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe.
Deram para um homem que ia bem pro oeste,
Disse pra ele levar o gato para quem ele mais amava,
Primeiro, o trem pegou a curva, depois saiu dos trilhos,
Ninguém sobrou para contar a história macabra.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ele tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe, longe, longe, longe.
Lá do outro lado do oceano, ele finalmente mandou o gato,
Um barco sozinho hoje tomando água rápido,
As pessoas começaram a rezar, o barco começou a balançar,
Um grande vento forte passou e todas as almas se perderam.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ele tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe.
Em um fio de telégrafo, pardais sentados em um bando,
O gato estava com fome, achou que ia almoçar com eles,
Subiu devagar pelo poste, quando chegou no topo,
Colocou a pata no fio elétrico, que a prendeu em um nó.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ele tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe.
Agora o gato tinha uma família própria,
Com sete gatinhos e um ciclone apareceu,
Destruiu as casas e jogou o gato pra lá e pra cá,
O ar estava cheio de gatinhos e nenhum foi encontrado.
Mas o gato voltou, no dia seguinte,
O gato voltou, pensaram que ela tinha ido pra sempre,
Mas o gato voltou, simplesmente não queria ficar longe, longe, longe, longe,
Simplesmente não queria ficar longe.