Everybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at Tell me Everybody's picking up on that feline beat Cause everything else is obso - lete A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born every time he plays But with a square in the act you can set music back to the cave - man days Ze - de dum bo - zay I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing Still a cat's the only cat who knows how to swing Who wants to dig a long-haired gig and stuff like that When every - body wants to be a cat A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born Every time he plays Oh a - rinky tinky - tinky But with a square in the act you can set music back to the cave - man days Oh a - rinky tinky - tinky