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