“The Cat Came Back” is a comic song written by Harry S. Miller in 1893. It is about a man who tried to get rid of his cat, but without success. It is often used to teach children rhythm and tempo.
There are many melodic variations and additional verses. Here you can find lyrics, a printable lyrics PDF and a sing along video of the song in the version of Laurie Berkner.
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Lyrics
Oh, Old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat that wouldn’t leave his home
He tried and he tried to give the cat away
He gave it to a man going far, far away.
But the cat came back, the very next day
Oh, the cat came back (they thought he was a goner)
but the cat came back, he just couldn’t stay
Away away away
MEOW!
So he gave it to a woman going up in a balloon
He told her for to take it to the man up in the moon
The balloon came down about 90 miles away
and where the woman is now, well I cannot say.
But the cat came back, the very next day
Oh, the cat came back (they thought he was a goner)
but the cat came back, he just couldn’t stay
Away away away
MEOW
So he gave it to a man going way out West
he told him for to take it to the one he loved the best
first the train hit the track, and then it jumped the rail
and nobody was left to tell the awful tale.
But the cat came back, the very next day
Oh, the cat came back (they thought he was a goner)
but the cat came back, he just couldn’t stay
Away away away.
The cat came back, the very next day
Oh, the cat came back (they thought he was a goner)
but the cat came back, he just couldn’t stay
Away away away
MEOOOOOOOW!
Sing-Along Video with Lyrics
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