The Cat Came Back

[Intro ]
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[Verso 1]
 
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Oh, Mr. Johnson had some troubles of his own. 
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He had a yellow cat, which wouldnt leave his home. 
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He tried and tried to give that cat away. 
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He gave it to a man going far, far away. 
 


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


[Verso 2]
 
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He gave it to a farmer, said he'd take it to a farm. 
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The farmer drove the tractor with the cat under his arm. 
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He dropped it in a cornfield, thought it'd surely get lost. 
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The cat ate up the cornfield at the farmer's cost. 
 


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


[Verso 3]
 
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He gave it to a trucker that was going to Mexico. 
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The trucker stopped for coffee at a Trucker Stop and Go. 
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But while he was a-paying, he knew that he was stuck. 
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He saw the cat jump in the cab and take off with his truck. 
 


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


[Verso 4]
 
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He gave it to a pilot with a real nice plane. 
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The pilot said he'd fly it far away in one day. 
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But the pilot had his troubles, he couldn't touch down. 
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Because the cat had the controls and made the pilot turn around. 
 


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


[Verso 5]
 
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He gave it to a train conductor, put it on a train. 
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New England's where the train was headed, up to Bangor, Maine. 
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He pulled on all the brakes, those wheels screeched on the track. 
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And as it ran away, the conductor said, "Here, kitty cat!" 
 


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


[Verso 6]
 
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The cat was taken in by a lovely little girl. 
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She loved that yellow cat, she made that cat her world. 
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Now there is no reason for the cat to come back. 
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'Cause it never has to leave, and it likes it like that. 
 


[Refrão]
 
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The cat came back, it likes it where it is. 
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The cat came back, it loves that little girl. 
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The cat came back, it just couldn't stay 
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Away, away, away, away. 
 

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