Cats Soundtrack Magical Mister Mistoffelees Lyrics

Magical Mister Mistoffelees Lyrics

TUGGER (spoken):

 You ought to ask Mr. Mistoffelees!

 The original conjuring cat--

 (There can be no doubt about that!)

 Please listen to me and don't scoff; All his

 Inventions are off his own bat

 There's no such cat in the metropolis

 He holds all the patent monopolies

 For performing surprising illusions

 And creating eccentric confusions!

 

 (sings)

 The greatest magicians have something to learn

 From Mister Mistoffelees' conjuring turn

 

 MISTOFFELEES:

 Presto!

 

 CHORUS:

 And we all say,

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 TUGGER:

 He is quiet, he is small, he is black

 From the ears to the tip of his tail

 He can creep through the tiniest crack

 He can walk on the narrowest rail

 He can pick any card from a pack

 He is equally cunning with dice

 He is always deceiving you into believing

 That he's only hunting for mice

 

 He can play any trick with a cork

 Or a spoon and a bit of fish paste

 If you look for a knife or a fork

 And you think it is merely misplaced

 You have seen it one moment and then it's gone

 But you find it next week lying on the lawn!

 

 CHORUS:

 And we all say,

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 TUGGER:

 His manner is vague and aloof

 You would think there was nobody shyer

 But his voice has been heard on the roof

 When he was curled up by the fire

 And he's sometimes been heard by the fire

 When he was about on the roof

 At least we all heard that somebody purred

 Which is uncontestable proof of his singular magical powers

 And I've known the family to call him in from the garden for hours

 When he was asleep in the hall

 

 And not long ago this phenomenal cat

 Produced seven kittens right out of a hat!

 

 And we all say,

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 CHORUS:

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 (DANCE -- MISTOFFELEES)

 

 TUGGER:

 And not long ago this phenomenal cat

 Produced seven kittens right out of a hat!

 

 And we all say,

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 CHORUS:

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 Oh! Well I never! Was there ever

 A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

 

 TUGGER (spoken):

 Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the marvelous, magical Mr. Mistoffelees!

 Presto!