CATS - Macavity lyrics
rate meA third crash interrupts the celebration, and this<br />
time the villainous Macavity appears! Two of his henchman <br />
invade the proceedings and kidnap Old Deuteronomy! Two <br />
felines familiar with Macavity, Demeter (a frightened <br />
kitten who had been previously abducted by Macavity) and <br />
the older and more sensual Bombalurina (a goodtime girl <br />
who gets along with everyone) sing what they know of <br />
"Macavity"<br />
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SOLO: <br />
Macavity! <br />
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Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the hidden paw <br />
For he's a master criminal who can defy the law <br />
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair <br />
For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! <br />
<br />
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity <br />
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity <br />
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare <br />
And when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! <br />
<br />
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air <br />
But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there! <br />
<br />
Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin <br />
You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in <br />
His brow is deeply lined in thought, his head is highly domed <br />
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed <br />
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He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake <br />
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake <br />
<br />
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity <br />
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity <br />
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square <br />
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! <br />
<br />
He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards <br />
And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's <br />
And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled <br />
Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled <br />
Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair <br />
There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there! <br />
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Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity <br />
There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity <br />
He always has an alibi and one or two to spare <br />
What ever time the deed took place Macavity wasn't there! <br />
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And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known <br />
I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone <br />
Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time <br />
Just controls the operations: the Napoleon of crime! <br />
<br />
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity <br />
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity <br />
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square <br />
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity <br />
<br />
Macavity, Macavity, Macavity <br />
When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! <br />
Macavity's not there! <br />
<br />
Macavity returns, disguised as Old Deuteronomy, but he <br />
is revealed, and he battles with Munkustrap and the other <br />
male cats. Tired and almost defeated, Macavity rigs an <br />
electrical explosion that puts out all the lights, leaving <br />
the Jellicles in the dark.<br />
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ALL: <br />
We have to find Old Deuteronomy
