Macavity, The Mystery Cat  audio clip
Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the "Hidden Paw"
For he's the master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there !
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare
But when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there !
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air
But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there !
Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin
You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunked in
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed
He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there !
He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards
And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's
And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled
Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled
Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair
There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there !
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity
He always has an alibi and one or two to spare
What ever time the deed took place Macavity's not there !
And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone
Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time
Just controls the operations: the Napolean of crime !
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity
Macavity, Macavity, Macavity
When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there !
song credits:
music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
based on the text by T. S. Eliot
from the show CATS (1981)
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, orchestration
Michael Reed, musical director
Robin Sellars, Dave Hunt and Simon Rhodes, engineers
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright, producers
Noel Haris, Lee McCutchen and Toby Woods, assistant engineers
published by The Really Useful Group Ltd./Faber Music Ltd.
@1995 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
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The Music Of The NightX
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