Intro:  E riff x4 
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Well I don't know where they come from but they sure do come, I hope they comin' for me 
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And I don't know how they do it, but they sure do it good, I hope they doin' it for free 

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They give me cat scratch fever!  Cat scratch fever! 

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The first time that I got it I was just ten years old, I got it from some kitty next door 
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I went and see the Dr. and he gave me the cure, I think I got it some more 

              E riff              E riff 
They give me cat scratch fever!  Cat scratch fever! 

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 It's nothin dangerous, I feel no pain, I've got to ch-ch-change 
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 You know you got it when, you're going insane 
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  It makes a grown man cryin' cryin', won't you make my bed 

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I make the pussy purr with the stroke of my hand, they know they gettin' it from me 
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They know just where to go when they need their lovin man, they know I do it for free 

              E riff              E riff 
They give me cat scratch fever! Cat scratch fever!