The Cat Came Back

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave its home;
He tried and he tried to give the cat away
He gave it to a man goin' far, far away

But the cat came back the very next day
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

So he gave it to a woman going up in a balloon
He told him for to take it to the man in the moon;
The balloon came down about ninety miles away
Where the balloon is, where i can't say

But the cat came back the very next day
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

So he gave it to a man going way out West
Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best;
First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail
Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale

But the cat came back the very next day
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away
Away, away, yea, yea, yea