The New Christy Minstrels - The cat came back

Now, j^Cust like everybody, you've got t^Groubles of your ^Cown, But ^Clet me tell you, mister, of the s^Gorrow I have kno^Cwn. I h^Fad an old, gray cat that I co^Culdn't bear to ^Amkeep. He sp^Cent the nights a-howlin' and he wo^Guldn't let me ^Csleep.

So I p^Cut him in a box and I ti^Ged it up quite w^Cell. I h^Cad some fellas help me and I p^Gaid them not to t^Cell. They ^Fput it in a boxcar, the ^Fwestbound 7^Am10. The t^Crain pulled away and was n^Gever seen a^Cgain.

But the^C cat came back the v^Gery next day. Yes, the ^Gcat came back and he w^Couldn't stay away. Me^Cow, kitty. M^Feow, so pretty. M^Geow, such a pity, but the ^Amcat ^Gcame ^Cback.

We t^Cook him to the harbor and we^G put him on a ^Cship. We^C bid him, "Bon voyage," for that ^Goceanic ^Ctrip. The c^Faptain was obliging and gl^Cad to help us ^Amout. They t^Cied him to the anchor so that t^Ghere could be no d^Coubt.

Wel^Cl, we heard the sad report of that ^Gmighty storm at s^Cea And, ^Cthough it may sound heartless, I was ^Ghappy as can^C be. The ^Fpaper said the ship went down ben^Ceath a heavy g^Amale And n^Cot a single soul was left to t^Gell the awful ^Ctale.

But the^C cat came back the v^Gery next day. Yes, the ^Gcat came back and he w^Couldn't stay away. Me^Cow, kitty. M^Feow, so pretty. M^Geow, such a pity, but the ^Amcat c^Game b^Cack.

Then we g^Cave him to a scientist d^Gestined for the m^Coon. That^C cat was used for ballast in an o^Guter space b^Calloon. I g^Fuess you know what happened, that b^Calloon is up there ^Amstill Bu^Ct early that next morning, guess what c^Game across the ^Amhill.

^AmMeow, that's right.

Now, e^Cveryone in town was sworn to ^Gshoot that cat on ^Csight. Wi^Cth that crazy cat around, you c^Gouldn't sleep at ^Cnight. We ^Feven formed a posse just to h^Cunt that critter d^Amown. You could h^Cear the guns a-blazin' as we r^Gan him out of t^Cown.

But the ^Ccat came back the v^Gery next day. Yes, the ^Gcat came back and he w^Couldn't stay away. Me^Cow, kitty. M^Feow, so pretty. M^Geow, such a pity, but the ^Amcat c^Game ^Cback.

He^Cre's the moral to our story better^G heed it well my f^Criend, I^Cf you have an old, gray cat, he's ^Gyours until the^C end. You'll ^Fnever drag him off, no ^Cmatter what you ^Amdo, S^Co bear in mind this dreadful tale th^Gat we have told ^Cto you.

But the c^Cat came back the ^Gvery next day. Yes, the ^Gcat came back and he wouldn't stay ^Caway... Me^Cow, kitty. M^Feow, so pretty. M^Geow, such a pity, but the ^Amcat c^Game ^Cback.