The Cat Came Back
(KCH version)
Words & Music:
Harry S. Miller
This is the version I
learned as a kid. Use the
"Stray Cat Strut" version of the chords. I play it in Bm
[Bm - A - G - F#]. Guys
might prefer it in Em [Em - D - C - B7].
Make up your own verses, too!
Old Mr. Johnson had troubles
of his own
He had a yellow cat that
wouldnÕt leave his home.
He tried and he tried just to
give the cat away.
He gave it to a neighbor who
was moving far away.
CHORUS:
But, the cat came back the
very next day.
But, the cat came back, they
thought he was a goner.
Yes, the cat came back the
very next day.
G
F# Bm A G F# [etc.]
He just couldn't stay away.
The man around the corner
swore he'd kill the cat on sight,
He loaded up his shotgun with
nails and dynamite;
He waited and he waited for
the cat to come around,
Ninety seven pieces of the man
is all they found.
CHORUS:
He 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 have weighed a pound
Now, they drag the river for a
little boy that's drowned.
CHORUS:
He gave it to a man going 'way
out west.
He told him for to give it to
the one he loved the best,
The train left the track, it
hit a broken rail.
And not a soul was left alive
to tell the tragic tale.
CHORUS:
He gave it to a man going up
in a balloon,
He told him for to take it to
the Man in the Moon;
The balloon came down about
ninety miles away,
Where he is now, well, I dare
not say.
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