Cats Soundtrack The Ad-dressing Of Cats Lyrics

The Ad-dressing Of Cats Lyrics

DEUTERONOMY:

 You've heard of several kinds of cat

 And my opinion now is that

 You should need no interpreter to understand our character

 You've learned enough to take the view

 That cats are very much like you

 You've seen us both at work and games

 And learnt about our proper names

 Our habits and habitat

 But how would you ad-dress a cat

 

 CHORUS:

 So first, your memory I'll jog

 And say: A cat is not a dog

 

 DEUTERONOMY:

 Now dogs pretend they like to fight

 They often bark, more seldom bite

 But yet a dog is, on the whole,

 What you would call a simple soul

 The usual dog about the town

 Is much inclined to play the clown

 And far from showing too much pride

 Is frequently undignified

 He's such an easy-going lout

 He'll answer any hail or shout

 

 CHORUS:

 The usual dog about the town

 Is inclined to play the clown

 Again I must remind you that

 A dog's a dog; a cat's a cat

 

 DEUTERONOMY:

 With cats, some say, one rule is true

 Don't speak 'til you are spoken to

 Myself I do not hold with that

 I say, you should ad-dress a cat

 But always bear in mind that he resents familiarity

 You bow, and taking off your hat, ad-dress him in this form: "O Cat!"

 

 Before a cat will condescend

 To treat you as a trusted friend

 Some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream

 And you might now and then supply

 Some caviar or Straussburg pie

 Some potted grouse or salmon paste

 He's sure to have his personal taste

 

 And so in time you reach your aim

 And call him by his NAME

 

 CHORUS:

 A cat's entitled to expect

 These evidences of respect

 

 So this is this and that is that

 And there's how you ad-dress a cat

 

 A cat's entitled to expect 

 These evidences of respect

 

 So this is this and that is that

 And there's how you ad-dress a cat