CATS - Old Deuteronomy Lyrics
The entire tribe rejoins as their benevolent and wiseLeader Old Deuteronomy arrives. The cats adore and respect him.Solo:I believe it is Old DeuteronomyAll:Well of all things can it be reallyNo. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye!My mind may be wandering but I confessI believe it is Old DeuteronomySolo:Old Deuteronomy's lived a long timeHe's a cat who has lived many lives in successionHe was famous in proverb and famous in rhymeA long while before Queen Victoria's accessionOld Deuteronomy's buried nine wivesAnd more I am tempted to say ninety-nineAnd his numerous progeny prospers and thrivesAnd the village is proud of him in his declineAt the sight of that placid and bland physiognomyWhen he sits in the sun on the vicarage wallThe oldest inhabitant croaks:Well of all things can it be reallyNo. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye!My mind may be wandering but I confessI believe it is Old DeuteronomyAll:Well of all things can it be reallyNo. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye!My mind may be wandering but I confessI believe it is Old DeuteronomyWell of all things can it be reallyNo. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye!My mind may be wandering but I confessI believe it is Old DeuteronomyWell of all things can it be reallyNo. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye!Old duteronomy:My legs may be tottery, I must go slowAnd be careful of Old DeuteronomyMunkustrap has assembled some entertainment for Deuteronomy.The cats put on a show called "The Awful Battle of the Pekes andThe Pollicles together with The Marching Song of the Pollicle Dogs. "In the show, which Munkustrap narrates, the cats dress up as twoRival dog factions: the Pekes and the Pollicles. The two groupsBark ceaselessly at each other, until they are frightened away byThe great Rumpus Cat, a sleek, powerful feline.
