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CATS - Skimbleshanks, The Railway Cat lyrics

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We are pulled back to the present as "Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat"<br />

introduces himself. A friendly uncle to all of the cats, Skimbleshanks <br />

attends the trains he rides, and makes sure every detail is perfect.<br />

<br />

SOLO: <br />

Skimbleshanks the railway cat, the cat of the railway train <br />

There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine <br />

When the night mail's ready to depart <br />

Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble <br />

We must find him or the train can't start!" <br />

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SKIMBLESHANKS: <br />

All the guards and all the porters and the stationmaster's daughters <br />

Would be searching high and low <br />

Saying "Skimble, where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble <br />

Then the night mail just can't go" <br />

<br />

At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue <br />

And the passengers all frantic to a man <br />

That's when I would appear and I'd saunter to the rear <br />

I'd been busy in the luggage van! <br />

<br />

ALL: <br />

Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes <br />

And the signal went "All clear!" <br />

They'd be off at last for the northern part of the northern hemisphere! <br />

Skimbleshanks, the railway cat, the cat of the railway train <br />

<br />

SKIMBLESHANKS: <br />

You might say that by and large it was me who was in charge <br />

Of the sleeping car express <br />

From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards <br />

I would supervise them all more or less <br />

<br />

ALL: <br />

Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces <br />

Of the travellers in the first and the third <br />

He established control by a regular patrol <br />

And he'd know at once if anything occurred <br />

<br />

He would watch you without winking and he saw what you were thinking <br />

And it's certain that he didn't approve <br />

Of hilarity and riot so that folk were very quiet <br />

When Skimble was about and on the move <br />

<br />

You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks <br />

He's a cat that couldn't be ignored <br />

So nothing went wrong on the northern mail <br />

When Skimbleshanks was aboard <br />

<br />

SKIMBLESHANKS: <br />

It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den <br />

With their name written up on the door <br />

And the berth was very neat with a newly folded sheet on <br />

And not a speck of dust on the floor <br />

<br />

There was every sort of light you could make it dark or bright <br />

And a button you could turn to make a breeze <br />

And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in <br />

And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze <br />

Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly <br />

"Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?" <br />

<br />

But I just behind him and was ready to remind him <br />

For Skimble won't let anything go wrong <br />

When they crept into their cozy berth and pulled the counterpane <br />

<br />

They ought to reflect that it was very nice <br />

To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice <br />

They can leave all that to the railway cat <br />

The cat of the railway train <br />

<br />

ALL: <br />

Skimbleshanks, the railway cat, the cat of the railway train <br />

<br />

SKIMBLESHANKS: <br />

In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright <br />

Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea <br />

With perhaps a drop of scotch while I was busy keeping on the watch <br />

Only stopping here and there to catch a flea <br />

<br />

They were fast asleep at Crewe <br />

And so they never knew that I was walking up and down the station <br />

They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle <br />

Where I met the stationmaster with elation <br />

<br />

They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police <br />

If there was anything they ought to know about <br />

When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait <br />

For Skimbleshanks will help them to get out <br />

<br />

ALL: <br />

And he gives you a wave of his long brown tail <br />

Which says, "I'll see you again" <br />

You'll meet without fail on the midnight mail <br />

The cat of the railway train <br />

<br />

You'll meet without fail on the midnight mail <br />

The cat of the railway train

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