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The Cat Came Back

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[Verse]
CWell old Mr. Johnson FHad troubles all his own
GHe had an old yellow cat CThat wouldn't leave home 
Tried everything he knew to do FTo get the cat to stay away
GEven took him up to Canada And told him for to stay
[Chorus]
CBut the cat came back, the very next day
CThought he was a goner, but the Fcat came back
`Cause he Gwouldn't Cstay away
[Additional verses]
CWell they give a boy a dollar FFor to set the cat afloat
GAnd he took him up the river In a Csack and a boat
CWell the fishin' it was fine FTill the news got around
GThat the boat was missing And the boy was drowned...
[Chorus]
CWell the farmer on the corner FSaid he'd shoot the cat on sight
GAnd he loaded up his gun CFull of rocks and dynamite
CThe gun went off FHeard all over town
GLittle pieces of the man Was all that they found...
[Chorus]
CWell they finally found a way FThis cat for to fix
CThey put him in an orange crate GOut on Route 66
CCome a ten ton truck FWith a twenty ton load
GScattered pieces of the orange crate All down the road...
[Chorus]
CNow they gave him to a man FGoing up in the balloon
CAnd they told him for to leave him GWith the man in the moon
CWell the balloon got busted FBack to earth it head
GAnd seven miles away They picked the man up dead...
[Chorus]
CWell they took him to the shop FWhere the meat was ground
CAnd they dropped him in the hopper GWhen the butcher wasn't 'round
CWell the cat disappeared FWith a blood-curdling shriek
GAnd the town's meat Tasted furry for a week...
[Chorus]
CWell, they took him to Cape Canaveral FAnd they put him in a place 
GShot him in a U.S. rocket CGoing way out in space 
CWell they finally thought the cat FWas out a' human reach
GNext day they got a call From Miami Beach and...
[Chorus]
CBut the cat came back, the very next day
CThought he was a goner, but the Fcat came back
`Cause he Gwouldn't Cstay away

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The Cat Came Back

by Cisco Houston

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[Verse]

C F

Well old Mr. Johnson Had troubles all his own

G C

He had an old yellow cat That wouldn't leave home

Tried everything he knew to do To get the cat to stay away

Even took him up to Canada And told him for to stay

[Chorus]

But the cat came back, the very next day

C F

Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back

G C

`Cause he wouldn't stay away

[Additional verses]

C F

Well they give a boy a dollar For to set the cat afloat

G C

And he took him up the river In a sack and a boat

C F

Well the fishin' it was fine Till the news got around

That the boat was missing And the boy was drowned...

[Chorus]

C F

Well the farmer on the corner Said he'd shoot the cat on sight

G C

And he loaded up his gun Full of rocks and dynamite

C F

The gun went off Heard all over town

Little pieces of the man Was all that they found...

[Chorus]

C F

Well they finally found a way This cat for to fix

C G

They put him in an orange crate Out on Route 66

C F

Come a ten ton truck With a twenty ton load

Scattered pieces of the orange crate All down the road...

[Chorus]

C F

Now they gave him to a man Going up in the balloon

C G

And they told him for to leave him With the man in the moon

C F

Well the balloon got busted Back to earth it head

And seven miles away They picked the man up dead...

[Chorus]

C F

Well they took him to the shop Where the meat was ground

C G

And they dropped him in the hopper When the butcher wasn't 'round

C F

Well the cat disappeared With a blood-curdling shriek

And the town's meat Tasted furry for a week...

[Chorus]

C F

Well, they took him to Cape Canaveral And they put him in a place

G C

Shot him in a U.S. rocket Going way out in space

C F

Well they finally thought the cat Was out a' human reach

Next day they got a call From Miami Beach and...

[Chorus]

But the cat came back, the very next day

C F

Thought he was a goner, but the cat came back

G C

`Cause he wouldn't stay away

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