The Cat Came Back

[Verse 1]

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Old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own

He had a yellow cat which wouldn't leave its home

He tried & he tried to give the cat away

He gave it to a man going far, far away


[Chorus]
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But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away

[Verse 2]
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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 90 miles away

And where he is now I dare not say

[Chorus]
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But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away

[Verse 3]
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He gave it to a man goin' 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 tail

[Chorus]
        Em        D          C        B7
But the cat came back the very next day

The cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away