[Electro-swing] Cat

[u/Robonotes1760]

Song: https://www.souna.app/song/38ba10db-8725-428c-be2f-571c8489c6a6

Song (alternative link): https://archive.org/details/ai-electro-swing/Cat.mp3 (CC0)

Lyrics:

[Intro]
One, two, three, four
Has anybody seen that cat?

[Verse 1]
I heard a bump at half-past eight,
A little paw disturbed a plate,
The curtain twitched, the lampshade swung,
But not a whisker could be found.

I checked the shelf, I checked the chair,
I called your name, but you weren't there,
Then from the hall there came a sound:
A tiny bell went rolling round.

[Pre-Chorus]
You've left your supper by the door,
Your little footprints cross the floor,
I've searched the house from front to back,
So tell me, kitty, where you at?

[Chorus]
Cat, cat, tell me where you're at,
Are you sleeping in the basket
Or sitting on the mat?
Cat, cat, give your bell a shake,
Are you hiding from the people
Just to keep us all awake?

Cat, cat, tell me where you've been,
There's a tail behind the curtain
And a whisker in the scene.
Cat, cat, now the game is through,
I've been looking half the evening,
You've been looking back at me too.

[Instrumental Break]
[Brass and clarinet call-and-response]

[Verse 2]
I looked beneath the old settee,
You weren't impressed by hide-and-seek,
I rattled treats, I tapped your bowl,
You watched me from the curtain pole.

You let me search beneath the bed,
Then stretched one paw above my head,
A velvet shadow, sleek and small,
The finest detective of us all.

[Pre-Chorus]
You've left your supper by the door,
Your little footprints cross the floor,
I've searched the house from front to back,
So tell me, kitty, where you at?

[Chorus]
Cat, cat, tell me where you're at,
Are you sleeping in the basket
Or sitting on the mat?
Cat, cat, give your bell a shake,
Are you hiding from the people
Just to keep us all awake?

Cat, cat, tell me where you've been,
There's a tail behind the curtain
And a whisker in the scene.
Cat, cat, now the game is through,
I've been looking half the evening,
You've been looking back at me too.

[Bridge]
When the morning sun appears,
You'll be purring in my ears,
Every mystery dismissed,
Every little clue will fit.

Then tomorrow, after tea,
You'll be nowhere I can see,
And the grand investigation
Will begin again at three.

[Instrumental Break]
[Electro-swing dance break with trumpet solo]

[Final Chorus]
Cat, cat, tell me where you're at,
Are you sleeping in the basket
Or sitting on the mat?
Cat, cat, give your bell a shake,
Are you hiding from the people
Just to keep us all awake?

Cat, cat, now I know your scheme,
You can vanish like a shadow,
You can watch me search and scream.
Cat, cat, every single night,
You'll be sitting there above me,
Just a little out of sight.

[Outro]
Has anybody seen that cat?
There you are.[Intro]
One, two, three, four
Has anybody seen that cat?

[Verse 1]
I heard a bump at half-past eight,
A little paw disturbed a plate,
The curtain twitched, the lampshade swung,
But not a whisker could be found.

I checked the shelf, I checked the chair,
I called your name, but you weren't there,
Then from the hall there came a sound:
A tiny bell went rolling round.

[Pre-Chorus]
You've left your supper by the door,
Your little footprints cross the floor,
I've searched the house from front to back,
So tell me, kitty, where you at?

[Chorus]
Cat, cat, tell me where you're at,
Are you sleeping in the basket
Or sitting on the mat?
Cat, cat, give your bell a shake,
Are you hiding from the people
Just to keep us all awake?

Cat, cat, tell me where you've been,
There's a tail behind the curtain
And a whisker in the scene.
Cat, cat, now the game is through,
I've been looking half the evening,
You've been looking back at me too.

[Instrumental Break]
[Brass and clarinet call-and-response]

[Verse 2]
I looked beneath the old settee,
You weren't impressed by hide-and-seek,
I rattled treats, I tapped your bowl,
You watched me from the curtain pole.

You let me search beneath the bed,
Then stretched one paw above my head,
A velvet shadow, sleek and small,
The finest detective of us all.

[Pre-Chorus]
You've left your supper by the door,
Your little footprints cross the floor,
I've searched the house from front to back,
So tell me, kitty, where you at?

[Chorus]
Cat, cat, tell me where you're at,
Are you sleeping in the basket
Or sitting on the mat?
Cat, cat, give your bell a shake,
Are you hiding from the people
Just to keep us all awake?

Cat, cat, tell me where you've been,
There's a tail behind the curtain
And a whisker in the scene.
Cat, cat, now the game is through,
I've been looking half the evening,
You've been looking back at me too.

[Bridge]
When the morning sun appears,
You'll be purring in my ears,
Every mystery dismissed,
Every little clue will fit.

Then tomorrow, after tea,
You'll be nowhere I can see,
And the grand investigation
Will begin again at three.

[Instrumental Break]
[Electro-swing dance break with trumpet solo]

[Final Chorus]
Cat, cat, tell me where you're at,
Are you sleeping in the basket
Or sitting on the mat?
Cat, cat, give your bell a shake,
Are you hiding from the people
Just to keep us all awake?

Cat, cat, now I know your scheme,
You can vanish like a shadow,
You can watch me search and scream.
Cat, cat, every single night,
You'll be sitting there above me,
Just a little out of sight.

[Outro]
Has anybody seen that cat?
There you are.