The Cat Came Back

Oh, old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own

He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave his 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

Oh, the cat came back, yeah, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Away, away

So, he gave it to a woman goin' up in a balloon

He told her for to take it to the man up in the moon

The balloon came down about 90 miles away

And where the woman is now, well, I cannot say

But the cat came back the very next day

Yeah, the cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Away, away, yeah

So, he gave it to a man goin' way out West

He told him for to take it to the one he loved the best

First the train hit the track, then it jumped the rail

And nobody was left to tell the awful tale

But the cat came back the very next day

Oh, the cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Away, away

The cat came back the very next day

Oh, the cat came back, they thought he was a goner

But the cat came back, he just couldn't stay away

Away, away