CATS - Old Deuteronomy lyrics

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The entire tribe rejoins as their benevolent and wise <br />

leader Old Deuteronomy arrives. The cats adore and respect him. <br />

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SOLO: <br />

I believe it is Old Deuteronomy <br />

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ALL: <br />

Well of all things can it be really <br />

No. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye! <br />

My mind may be wandering but I confess <br />

I believe it is Old Deuteronomy <br />

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SOLO: <br />

Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time <br />

He's a cat who has lived many lives in succession <br />

He was famous in proverb and famous in rhyme <br />

A long while before Queen Victoria's accession <br />

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Old Deuteronomy's buried nine wives <br />

And more I am tempted to say ninety-nine <br />

And his numerous progeny prospers and thrives <br />

And the village is proud of him in his decline <br />

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At the sight of that placid and bland physiognomy <br />

When he sits in the sun on the vicarage wall <br />

The oldest inhabitant croaks:<br />

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Well of all things can it be really <br />

No. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye! <br />

My mind may be wandering but I confess <br />

I believe it is Old Deuteronomy <br />

<br />

ALL: <br />

Well of all things can it be really <br />

No. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye! <br />

My mind may be wandering but I confess <br />

I believe it is Old Deuteronomy <br />

<br />

Well of all things can it be really <br />

No. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye! <br />

My mind may be wandering but I confess <br />

I believe it is Old Deuteronomy <br />

<br />

Well of all things can it be really <br />

No. Yes. Ho. Hi. Oh my eye! <br />

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OLD DUTERONOMY: <br />

My legs may be tottery, I must go slow <br />

And be careful of Old Deuteronomy <br />

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Munkustrap has assembled some entertainment for Deuteronomy. <br />

The cats put on a show called "The Awful Battle of the Pekes and <br />

the Pollicles together with The Marching Song of the Pollicle Dogs."<br />

In the show, which Munkustrap narrates, the cats dress up as two<br />

rival dog factions: the Pekes and the Pollicles. The two groups <br />

bark ceaselessly at each other, until they are frightened away by<br />

the great Rumpus Cat, a sleek, powerful feline.