Bad Cat Blues

(Lyrics by Tiel Ansari; Photo by Todd Ellner)

Bad Cat Blues

Dm, G7, A7, Dm

It was early in the morning when the bad little cat came in

With his fur all full of dust and his heart all full of sin

Got a mouthful of kibble (Got a mouthful of kibble) and he goes back out again.

I don't know who feeds him when he ain't hanging round

Don't know where he sleeps at night when the rain's a fallin' down

All I know is he's a bad cat,  (yes, he's a bad cat) the baddest cat in town.

Neighbor says he killed a crow and left it in her yard

He never brought me nothing, that bad cat broke my heart

When your bad cat does you wrong,  (When your bad cat does you wrong) well I tell you life is hard.

Everybody knows that cat around in our neighborhood

He eats in other houses and he sleeps wherever he could

They tell me cats are always bad,  (yeah, cats are always bad,) like dogs, dogs are always good.

Fifteen minutes in my lap, then he left me all alone

Walked off like a feral tom with no use for house or home

Swear I'm gonna boil him down  (Swear I'm gonna boil him down) for a black cat mojo bone.

I don't know who feeds him when he ain't hanging round

Don't know where he sleeps at night when the rain's a fallin' down

All I know is he's a bad cat,  (yeah, he's a bad cat) the baddest cat in town.

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