Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
The group that specialized in ‘50s throwback type music, but with '80s lyrics, reached #3 on the Billboard charts in 1982, singing a “cool” song with deeper meaning, should one search for them.
From the albums Stray Cats (1981) and Built for Speed (1982)
[Intro]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent
I'm flat broke but I don't care
I strut right by with my tail in the air
Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies' cat
I'm a feline Casanova (Hey, man, that's that)
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man
Get my dinner from a garbage can
(Meow) Yeah, don't cross my path!
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
I don't bother chasing mice around (Oh no!)
I slink down the alley lookin' for a fight
Howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry
"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy"
I wish I could be as carefree and wild
But I got cat class and I got cat style
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
I don't bother chasing mice around
I slink down the alley lookin' for a fight
Howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry
"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy"
I wish I could be as carefree and wild
But I got cat class and I got cat style
Stray Cat Strut was written by Brian Setzer.
Stray Cat Strut was produced by Dave Edmunds.