Everybody Wants to Be a Cat

"Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" is a song featured in Disney's The Aristocats.

Lyrics
Scat Cat: (Spoken) Well, little lady, let me elucidate here

Everybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat Who knows where it's at

Thomas O'Malley: Tell me! Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat 'Cause everything else is obsolete

Scat Cat: Strickly high button shoes!

Thomas O'Malley: A square with a horn Makes you wish you weren't born

Scat Cat: Every time he plays

Thomas O'Malley: But, with a square in the act You can set music back

Scat Cat: To the caveman days Cha cha ba dum bo day

Thomas O'Malley: I've heard some corny birds Who tried to sing

Scat Cat: But still a cat's the only cat Who knows how to swing

Billy Boss the Russian Cat: Who wants to dig a long-haired gig Or stuff like that...

O'Malley and Scat: ...When everybody wants to be a cat?

A square with a horn Makes you wish you weren't born Every time he plays

Thomas O'Malley: Oh a rinky tinky tinky

O'Malley and Scat: With a square in the act You can set music back To the caveman days

Marie: Oh a rinky tinky tinky

Marie, O'Malley and Scat:' Yes, everybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat Who knows where it's at

While playin' jazz You always has a welcome mat 'Cause everybody digs a swinging cat

Shun Gon the Chinese Cat: Oh, boy, fellas, lets rock this joint!

Billy Boss the Russian Cat: Ha ha! Groovy, cats! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Shun Gon the Chinese Cat: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Egg Fu Yong! Hya ha ha ha ha ha! Fortune cookie always wrong! Hya ha ha! Now, that's a hot one! Hye he he!

Thomas O'Malley: How about you and me, Duchess?

Duchess: Let's swing it, Thomas!

Berlioz: Groovy, Mama, groovy!

Scat Cat: Blow it, small fry, blow it!

Toulouse: [blows flat note on trumpet]

Shun Gon the Chinese Cat: Boy, he blew it!

Peppo: But he was close!

(Harp begins)

Duchess: If you want to turn me on Play your horn, don't spare the tone And blow a little soul into the tune

Thomas O'Malley: Let's take it to another key

Scat Cat: Modulate, and wait for me I'll take a few ad-libs and pretty soon...

Thomas O'Malley: The other cats will all commence Congregatin' on the fence Underneath the alley's only light

Duchess: Where every note is out of sight

(Jazz music begins again)

Scat & Crew: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!

Scat Cat: Hallelujah!

Scat & Crew: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!

Scat Cat: I'm telling you!

Scat & Crew: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!

Scat Cat: Yeah!

Scat & Crew: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!

Scat Cat: Mmmm!

Scat & Crew: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!

Scat Cat: Hallelujah!

Scat & Crew: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat...!

Reprise
Alley cats: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat! Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!

Frou-Frou: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!

Uncle Waldo: Everybody... Whoopee! Everybody wants to be a cat

Alley cats: Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be...a...cat!