Cats The Jellicle Ball Lyrics

The Jellicle Ball Lyrics

The action is intruded by yet another crash from the villainous 

                  Macavity, which sends the cats scurrying! Old Deuteronomy
soothes 

                  them, as they come back one by one. It is time for "The
Jellicle 

                  Ball," the great yearly dance in which all of the cats
celebrate!

 

                  ALL: 

                  Jellicle cats come out tonight 

                  Jellicle cats come one, come all 

                  The jellicle moon is shining bright 

                  Jellicles come to the jellicle ball 

                    

                  SOLO: 

                  Jellicle cats are black and white 

                  Jellicle cats are rather small 

                  Jellicle cats are merry and bright 

                  And pleasant to hear when we caterwaul 

                    

                  Jellicle cats have cheerful faces 

                  Jellicle cats have bright black eyes 

                  We like to practice our airs and graces 

                  And wait for the jellicle moon to rise 

                    

                  Jellicle cats develop slowly 

                  Jellicle cats are not too big 

                  Jellicle cats are roly poly 

                  We know how to dance a gavotte and a jig 

                    

                  Until the jellicle moon appears 

                  We make our toilette and take our repose 

                  Jellicles wash behind their ears 

                  Jellicles dry between their toes 

                    

                  Jellicle cats are black and white 

                  Jellicle cats are of moderate size 

                  Jellicles jump like a jumping jack 

                  Jellicle cats have moonlit eyes 

                    

                  We're quiet enough in the morning hours 

                  We're quiet enough in the afternoon 

                  Reserving our terpsichorean powers 

                  To dance by the light of the jellicle moon 

                    

                  Jellicle cats are black and white 

                  Jellicle cats (as we said) are small 

                  If it happens to be a stormy night 

                  We will practice a caper or two in the hall 

                    

                  If it happens the sun is shining bright 

                  You would say we had nothing to do at all 

                  We are resting and saving ourselves to be right 

                  For the jellicle moon and the jellicle ball 

                    

                  ALL: 

                  Jellicle cats come out tonight 

                  Jellicle cats come one, come all 

                  The jellicle moon is shining bright 

                  Jellicles come to the jellicle ball