Songtexte MaCavity (from "Cats") - Paulette Ivory

Ooh, yeah

Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the Hidden Paw
For he's the master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the flying squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity
His powers of levitation would make a baker stare
And when you reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there

You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air
But I'll tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there

Macavity is a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is slightly domed
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed
He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in a square
But when a crime's discovered, then Macavity's not there

He's outwardly respectable
I know he cheats at cards
And his footprints are not found
In any files of Scotland Yard's

And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled
Or when the milk is missing or another pig's been stifled
Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trolley's past repair
There's the wonder of the thing, Macavity's not there

Oh, yeah
Oh

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in a square
But when a crime's discovered, then Macavity, oh

Macavity, oh
Macavity's not there
Ooh, yeah