Sentient Cement Coverpile - Harry S. Miller

The Cat Came Back - Harry S. Miller

Am G F E7
Now old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own
Had a crusty yellow cat ' who wouldn't leave him alone
Tried everything he knew to do to keep the cat away '
Even took it to the hills and told the kitty to stay, ' but
(Stac. Am last line of each verse)

{Refrain:
The cat came back ' the very next day
Oh, the cat came back ' thought he was a goner
But the cat came back ' he just wouldn't stay away away away-ay }

Gave it to a little boy with a dollar note '
Told him take it to the lake in your worthy boat
Tie a rock around its neck, make sure it weighs a zillion pounds
Now they're out there searchin' for a boy who probly drowned we put the

Cat in a sack ' and gave it to a girl
She was leaving on a biking trip all around the world
On the great wall of China ' her wreckage was found
They covered up her torn face and put her into the ground, gave the

Cat to a fella goin' up in a balloon '
Told him he should take it to the man up in the moon
The balloon came down in pieces ninety miles away
Where the guy is now 'cain't rightly say, next we

Gave it to a traveler headed out west
Said he'd give it to his gal the one he loves the best '
His train ran 'round a wicked curve and hit a broken rail
Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale and yet

[REFRAIN]

The man around the corner swore he'd kill the cat on sight '
He loaded up his shotgun ' with nails and dynamite '
He waited and he waited for the cat to come around
Ninety seven pieces of the man is all they ever found, the cat '

Found himself a minx, now they're howlin' in the yard '
Yer Ma threw out her combat boot, and threw it mighty hard
Hit the cat square in the head ' thought it was the end
Back the boot came flyin' for your Ma to defend, tossed the

Cat in a kennel where the dogs were asleep '
Bones of cats lay on the floor ' piled up in a heap
That ol' kennel burst apart and the dogs flew out the sides
Their ears chewed off ' noses scratched haunted eyes open wide '

Snuck into a shop when the butcher's not around '
Dropped it in the hopper where the meat was finely ground '
The cat disappeared with a bloodfrigidizing shriek
The burgers made from soilent feline were furry for a week, and still

[REFRAIN]

Took him down to NASA thought we'd launch him into space '
Stuck him in a satellite to keep him in that place
Thought that cat was history beyond our furthest reach
Got a call the same day, the cat was sunning on the beach '

The A-Bombs fell ' just the other day
The H-Bombs fell in very much the same way '
Russia went, China went, and then the U.S.A.
The human race near the end without a word to say, uh but
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[REFRAIN] Away away awa-ee-aye aye aye)

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Written by Harry S. Miller 1893.

This interpretation includes bits from the numerous adaptations
Also is spruced up with a few Grendelcatisms of my own.

Can you spot to special Grendelcat "improvements"?

Note: Penner does it in Em D C B7

More important note: ' = breathe or else