Andrew Lloyd Webber feat. "Cats" 1981 Original London Cast, Ken Wells, John Chester, Femi Taylor, Seeta Indrani, Bonnie Langford, Finola Hughes, Sarah Brightman, Michiel Verkoren & David Baxter - Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat - From "Cats" Lyrics

Lyrics Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat - From "Cats" - Andrew Lloyd Webber , Sarah Brightman , Bonnie Langford , "Cats" 1981 Original London Cast



Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat, the Cat of the Railway Train
There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine
When the Night Mail's ready to depart
Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
We must find him or the train can't start"
All the guards and all the porters
And the station master's daughters
Would be searching high and low
Saying "Skimble where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble
Then the night mail just can't go."
At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
And the passengers all frantic to a man
That's when I would appear, and I'd saunter to the rear
I'd been busy in the luggage van!
Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
And the signal went, "All Clear!"
They'd be off at last for the
Northern part of the Northern Hemisphere!
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat
The Cat of the Railway Train
You could say that by and large it was me who was in charge
Of the Sleeping Car Express
From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards
I would supervise them all, more or less
Down the corridor, he paces and examines all the faces
Of the travellers in the first and the third
He establishes control by a regular patrol
And he'd know at once if anything occurred
He would watch you without winking
And he knows what you are thinking
And it's certain that he didn't approve
Of hilarity and riot, so the folk were very quiet
When Skimble was about and on the move
You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks!
He's a cat that cannot be ignored
So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail
When Skimbleshanks was aboard
It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den
With their name written up on the door
And the berth was very neat with a newly-folded sheet
And not a speck of dust upon the floor
There was every sort of light
You could make it dark or bright
And a button you could turn to make a breeze
And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in
And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly
"Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?"
But I was just behind him and was ready to remind him
For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
When they crept into their cosy berth and pulled up the counterpane
They all could reflect, it was very nice
To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
They could leave all that to the Railway Cat
The Cat of the Railway Train
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat
The Cat of the Railway Train
In the watches of the night, I was always fresh and bright
Every now and then, I'd have a cup of tea
With perhaps a drop of scotch while I was keeping on the watch
Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
They were fast asleep at Crewe, and so they never knew
That I was walking up and down the station
They were sleeping, all the while, I was busy at Carlisle
Where I met the station master with elation
They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
If there was anything they ought to know about
When they got to Gallowgate, there they did not have to wait
For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
And he gives you a wave of his long brown tail
Which says, "I'll see you again!
You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
The Cat of the Railway Train!"



Writer(s): T.s Eliot, Andrew Lloyd Webber


Andrew Lloyd Webber feat. "Cats" 1981 Original London Cast, Ken Wells, John Chester, Femi Taylor, Seeta Indrani, Bonnie Langford, Finola Hughes, Sarah Brightman, Michiel Verkoren & David Baxter - Unmasked: The Platinum Collection (Deluxe Edition)

1 Superstar - From "Jesus Christ Superstar"
2 The Phantom Of The Opera - From "The Phantom Of The Opera"
3 Oh What A Circus - From "Evita" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
4 Love Changes Everything - From "Aspects Of Love"
5 Stick It To The Man - From "School Of Rock"
6 Memory - From "Cats"
7 No Matter What
8 With One Look (From "Sunset Boulevard")
9 Buenos Aires (From "Evita")
10 Don't Cry For Me Argentina
11 Take That Look Off Your Face
12 I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You
13 Light At The End Of The Tunnel - From "Starlight Express"
14 The Music Of The Night
15 Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)
16 Any Dream Will Do
17 Amigos Para Siempre
18 I Don't Know How to Love Him
19 As If We Never Said Goodbye (From "Sunset Boulevard")
20 Theme and Variations 1-4 (From Paganini's Caprice in a Minor, No. 24) [Single Version]
21 Unexpected Song
22 You Must Love Me - From "Evita"
23 Everything's Alright
24 The Vaults Of Heaven
25 Another Suitcase in Another Hall
26 You're In The Band - From "School Of Rock"
27 It's Easy For You
28 Cold - From "Whistle Down The Wind"
29 Come Back With The Same Look In Your Eyes
30 I Am the Starlight (From "Starlight Express")
31 Mr. Mistoffelees - From "Cats"
32 Tell Me On A Sunday
33 Think Of Me - From "The Phantom Of The Opera" Motion Picture
34 Rainbow High - From "Evita"
35 All I Ask Of You - From "The Phantom Of The Opera"
36 Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - From "Tha Phantom Of The Opera" / Live At The Royal Albert Hall
37 Learn To Be Lonely - From "The Phantom Of The Opera" / Live At The Oscars
38 Jacob & Sons/Coat Of Many Colours - From "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
39 Close Every Door - From "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
40 Heaven On Their Minds - From "Jesus Christ Superstar"
41 King Herod's Song - From "Jesus Christ Superstar"
42 Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat - From "Cats"
43 Macavity: The Mystery Cat - From "Cats"
44 You've Never Had It So Good - From "Stephen Ward"
45 I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You - From "Evita"
46 Evermore Without You - From ' The Woman In White'
47 I Believe My Heart - From ' The Woman In White'
48 If Only You Would Listen
49 Sing
50 Hosanna - From "Jesus Christ Superstar"
51 Hosanna - From "Requiem"
52 7. Pie Jesu (From "Requiem")
53 By Jeeves - From "By Jeeves"
54 Where Did The Rock Go? - From "School Of Rock"
55 Phantom Phantasy - From 'The Phantom Of The Opera"
56 Masquerade - From 'The Phantom Of The Opera' Motion Picture / Platinum Collection Version
57 ‘Til I Hear You Sing - From "Love Never Dies"
58 Love Never Dies Orchestral Suite - From "Love Never Dies"
59 Love Never Dies
60 The Beauty Underneath (From "Love Never Dies")
61 Variations On Variations
62 Overture (From "Jesus Christ Superstar")
63 Overture And The Beautiful Game - From "The Beautiful Game"
64 If This Is What We're Fighting For - From "The Beautiful Game"
65 The Overture - From "Cats"
66 Jellicle Ball - From 'Cats' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
67 Sunset Suite - From "Sunset Boulevard"
68 Sunset Boulevard - Original 1993 London Cast Recording
69 Aspects Of Aspects - From "Aspects Of Love"
70 Seeing Is Believing - From "Aspects Of Love"
71 Anything But Lonely



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