Musicals - Cats: The Ad-Dressing Of Cats Lyrics
[Verse 1]Old Deuteronomy:You've heard of several kinds of catAnd my opinion now is thatYou should need to interpreter to understand our characterYou've learned enough to take the viewThat cats are very much like youYou've seen us both at work and gamesAnd learnt about our proper namesOur habits and our habitatBut how would you ad - dress a catSo first, your memory I'll jogAnd say: A cat is not a dog[Hook]All:So first, your memory I'll jogAnd say: A cat is not a dog[Verse 2]Old Deuteronomy:Now dogs pretend they like to fightThey often bark, more seldom biteBut yet a dog is, on the wholeWhat you would call a simple soul[Verse 3]The usual dog about the townIs much inclined to play the clownAnd far from showing too much prideIs frequently undignified[Verse 4]He's such an easygoing loutHe'll answer any hail or shoutThe usual dog about the townIs inclined to play the clown[Chorus]Again I must remind you thatA dog's a dog, a cat's a cat[Verse 5]With cats, some say, one rule is trueDon't speak 'till spoken toMyself I do not hold with thatI say, you should ad - dress a catBut always bear in mind that he resents familiarityYou bow, and taking off your hat, ad - dress him in this form "O Cat"![Verse 6]Before a cat will condescendTo treat you as a trusted friendSome little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of creamAnd you might now and then supplySome caviar or Strassburg pieSome potted grouse or salmon pasteHe's sure to have his personal taste[Verse 7]And so in time you reach your aimAnd call him by his nameA cat's entitled to expectThese evidences of respectSo this is this and that is thatAnd there's how you ad - dress a cat[Outro]A cat's entitled to expect these evidences of respectSo this is this, and that is thatAnd that's how you ad - dress a cat