Cat Came Back, The

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[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] trouble all his [E7] own.   [Am] He had a yellow [G] cat that [F] wouldn’t leave his [E7] home.   [Am] He tried and he [G] tried to [F] give that cat [E7] away.   [Am] He gave it to a [G] man going [F] far far [E7] away
{ CHORUS } – – – – – [Am] But the cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day.  The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner.   But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] On a telegraph [G] wire, birds were [F] sitting in a [E7] bunch.   [Am] He saw an even [G]number, said he’d [F] have ’em for his [E7] lunch.   [Am] Climbed softly up the [G] pole [F] until he reached the [E7] top.   Put his [Am] foot upon the  [G] ‘lectric wire, [F] it was quite a [E7] shock. – – – But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
Now the [Am] man around the [G] corner swore he’d [F] kill the cat on [E7] sight.   [Am] He loaded up his [G] shotgun with [F] nails and [E7] dynamite.   [Am] He waited and he [G] waited for the [F] cat to come [E7] around.   [Am] Ninety seven [G] pieces of the [F] man was all they [E7] found.
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[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] trouble all his [E7] own.   [Am] He had a yellow [G] cat that [F] wouldn’t leave his [E7] home.   [Am] He tried and he [G] tried to [F] give that cat [E7] away.   [Am] He gave it to a [G] man going [F] far far [E7] away
{ CHORUS } – – – – – [Am] But the cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day.  The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner.   But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t stay [E7] away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] They threw him in the [G] kennel where the [F] dog was fast [E7] asleep.   Where the [Am] bones of other [G] cats lay [F] piled in a [E7] heap.   [Am] That kennel burst [G] apart and the dog [F] flew out the [E7] side.   [Am] With his ears chewed [G] off and [F] holes in his [E7] hide. – – – But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] Gave it to a [G] man going [F] up in a [E7] balloon.   [Am] Told him for to [G] take it to the [F] Man in the [E7] Moon.   [Am] The balloon came [G] down about [F] ninety miles [E7] away.   [Am] Where the man is [G] now, I [F] dare not [E7] say.
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[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] trouble all his [E7] own.   [Am] He had a yellow [G] cat that [F] wouldn’t leave his [E7] home.   [Am] He tried and he [G] tried to [F] give that cat [E7] away.   [Am] He gave it to a [G] man going [F] far far [E7] away
{ CHORUS } – – – – – [Am] But the cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day.  The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner.   But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t stay [E7] away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] They put him in a [G] cotton sack and [F] gave him to a [E7] girl.   [Am] Who’d started on a [G] bicycle [F] all around the [E7] world.   Well, [Am] over there in [G] China a [F] terrible wreak was [E7] found.   [Am] She’s singing now in [G] heaven with the [F] angels all [E7] around. – – – But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] The cat was a [G] possessor of a [F] family all its [E7] own,   [Am] With seven little [G] kittens till [F] there was a [E7] cyclone.   [Am] Blew the houses all [G] apart and [F] tossed the cats [E7] around.   [Am] The air was full of [G] kittens and [F] not a one was [E7] found.
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[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] trouble all his [E7] own.   [Am] He had a yellow [G] cat that [F] wouldn’t leave his [E7] home.   [Am] He tried and he [G] tried to [F] give that cat [E7] away.   [Am] He gave it to a [G] man going [F] far far [E7] away
{ CHORUS } – – – – – [Am] But the cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day.  The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner.   But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t stay [E7] away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] Away across the [G] ocean they did [F] send the cat at [E7] last.   [Am] The vessel only [G] out a day and [F] taking water [E7] fast.   [Am] People all [G] began to pray, the [F] boat began to [E7] toss.   [Am] A great big gust of [G] wind came by and [F] every soul was [E7] lost. – – – But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] Gave him to a [G] little boy [F] with a dollar [E7] note,   [Am] Who was going out to [G] sea [F] in an open [E7] boat.   [Am] They tied a rock [G] around his neck, it [F] must have weighed a [E7] pound.   [Am] Now they’re dragging up the [G] river, cause the [F] little boy was [E7] drowned.
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[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] trouble all his [E7] own.   [Am] He had a yellow [G] cat that [F] wouldn’t leave his [E7] home.   [Am] He tried and he [G] tried to [F] give that cat [E7] away.   [Am] He gave it to a [G] man going [F] far far [E7] away
{ CHORUS } – – – – – [Am] But the cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day.  The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner.   But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t stay [E7] away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] At last they found a [G] way – this [F] cat to really [E7] fix.   [Am] They put him in an [G] orange crate on [F] highway [E7] 66.   [Am] Come a ten ton [G] truck with a [F] twenty ton [E7] load.   [Am] Scattered pieces of that [G] orange crate a [F] mile down the [E7] road. – – – But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] They put him on the [G] White House lawn, I’ll [F] tell the reason [E7] why:   [Am] With all the golfballs [G] flying, they [F] thought he’d surely [E7] die.   [Am] Well the very next [G] morning, [F] what do you think they [E7] found?   [Am] 64 [G] squirrels lying [F] dead upon the [E7] ground.
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[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] trouble all his [E7] own.   [Am] He had a yellow [G] cat that [F] wouldn’t leave his [E7] home.   [Am] He tried and he [G] tried to [F] give that cat [E7] away.   [Am] He gave it to a [G] man going [F] far far [E7] away
{ CHORUS } – – – – – [Am] But the cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day.  The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner.   But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t stay [E7] away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] This cat had [G] company [F] out in the [E7] backyard.   [Am] Somebody threw a [G] brick and [F] threw it awful [E7] hard.   [Am] Hit the cat behind the [G] ear and he [F] thought it was a [E7] slight.   [Am] And down came the [G] brick, knocked the [F] man out of [E7] sight. – – – But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] An H bomb [G] fell the [F] very next [E7] day.   [Am] The A bomb [G] fell in the [F] very same [E7] way.   [Am] Russia went… [G] England went… [F] then the [E7] USA.   [Am] The entire human [G] race was gone [F] without a chance to [E7] pray
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[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] trouble all his [E7] own.   [Am] He had a yellow [G] cat that [F] wouldn’t leave his [E7] home.   [Am] He tried and he [G] tried to [F] give that cat [E7] away.   [Am] He gave it to a [G] man going [F] far far [E7] away
{ CHORUS } – – – – – [Am] But the cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day.  The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner.   But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t stay [E7] away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] Now this cat was a [G] terror and they [F] thought it would be [E7] best,   [Am] To give him to a [G] feller who was [F] going way out [E7] west.   [Am] Train ran round a [G] curve and [F] hit a broken [E7] rail.   [Am] Not a blessed [G] soul aboard that train [F] lived to tell the [E7] tale. – – – But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just wouldn’t [E7] stay away. [Am][E7][Am]
[Am] They took him down to [G] Cape Canaveral and [F] put him into [E7] place,   And they [Am] shot him to a [G] satellite way [F] up in outer [E7] space.  They [Am] thought the cat was [G] finally [F] beyond human [E7] reach,   [Am] And then they got a [G] phone call [F] from Miami [E7]Beach.
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