The Cat Came Back
Sonny James

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat which wouldn't leave its home;
He tried and he tried to give the cat away,
He gave it to a man goin' far, far away.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea
But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

He gave it to a man going up in a balloon,
He told him for to take it to the man in the moon;
The balloon came down about ninety miles away,
Where he is now, well I dare not say.

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 found.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

He gave it to a man going way out West,
Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best;
First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail,
Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea


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Lyrics by Sonny James

  A Little Bit South of Saskatoon   Ages And Ages Ago   All My Love All My Life   Almost   Are You Lonesome Tonight   Ask Marie   Be With Me Lord   Because Of You   Beg Your Pardon   Behind The Tear   Big Hurts Came From Little White Lies   Bigger We Are   Blue For You   Born to Be With You   Burning Bridges   Cat Came Back   Crazy Arms   Do What You Do Do Well   Does Jesus Care   Don't Be Angry   Don't Cut Timber On A Windy Day   Don't Keep Me Hangin' On   Don’t Cut Timber On A Windy Day   End Of The World   Endlessly   Every Step Of The Way   Fairy Tales   Feather Of A Dove   First Date First Kiss First Love   First Date, First Kiss, First Love   Give Me Time   Going Through The Motions (of Living)   Gold And Silver   Goodbye Maggie Goodbye   Goodnight Sweetheart   Happy Memories   He   He's Everywhere   Heartaches   Heaven Says Hello   Honey   How Great Thou Art   How Great Thou Art   How Many Time Can A Man Be A Fool   I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know   I Get Fooled Don't I   I Gotta Have My Baby Back   I Guess I'm Crazy (for Loving You)   I Know   I Let Her Down Somewhere   I Truly Do   I Wish I Knew   I Wish I Knew   I Wish It Hadn't Happened   I'll Keep Holding On (just To Your Love)   I'll Never Be Anything But In Love With You   I'll Never Find Another You   I'll Never Get Over You   I'll Take Care Of You   I'm Getting Gray From Being Blue   I'm Having A Hard Time (getting Over You)   If I Have Wounded Any Soul (evening Prayer)   In Memory Of Louisa   In My Blue Room   Invisible Tears   It Doesn't Matter Anymore   It's Gonna Rain Some In My Heart   It's Over   It's The Little Things   Just Ask Your Heart   Just Out Of Reach   Last Time   Last Time   Least Of All   Let Me Live And Love With You   Little Bit South of Saskatoon   Little Bit South of Saskatoon   Love Is A Happy Song   Love Is A Light   Love Letters In The Sand   Love Me Like That   Love Me Like That   Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow   Lovesick Blues   Midnight Mood   Minute You're Gone   Misery And Agony   My Love   Near You   Need You   Now And Then There's A Fool Such As I   O Little Town of Bethlehem   Old Sweetheart Of Mine   On And On   On The Fingers Of One Hand   Open Field   Peace In My Soul   Ramblin' Rose   Red Mud   Room In Your Heart   Running   San Antonio Rose   Scars   Secret Love   Shackles And Chains   She Thinks I Still Care   Shina No Yoru   Somethin's Got A Hold On Me   Take Good Care Of Her   Take Me Back   That's Why I Love You Like I Do   The End of the World   The Little Drummer Boy   The Minute You're Gone   There's Always Another Day   Third Man Theme   Three Days Out Of Omaha   Three In A Room   Till The Last Leaf Shall Fall   Today Is The End Of The World   Tommy Brown   Tonight I Found My True Love   Tree Of Birds   True Love's A Blessing   Twenty Feet Of Muddy Water   Tying The Pieces Together   Uh-Huh-MM   Waterloo   We're On Our Way   When I'm Gone   Where Do We Go From Here   Whoever Finds This I Love You   Woodbine Valley   Yes Or No   You Got That Touch   You, You, You   You're The Only World I Know   You're The Reason I'm In Love   Young Love   Young Love [*]

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