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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Lead Vocals
Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Electric Guitar
Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins
Piano
Brian Jones
Brian Jones
Mellotron
Rocky Dijon
Rocky Dijon
Congas
Charlie Watts
Charlie Watts
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Songwriter
Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Miller
Jimmy Miller
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer
Engineer
Gene Shiveley
Gene Shiveley
Engineer
Glyn Johns
Glyn Johns
Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah
Yeah, got some tail
[Verse 1]
I hear the click-clack of your feet on the stairs
I know you're no scare-eyed honey
There'll be a feast if you just come upstairs
But it's no hangin' matter
It's no capital crime
[Verse 2]
I can see that you're fifteen years old
No, I don't want your ID
And I can see that you're so far from home
But that's no hangin' matter
It's no capital crime
[Chorus]
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Oh yeah, don't you scratch like that
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
I bet, bet your mama don't know you scream like that
I bet your mother don't know, yet you spit like that
[Verse 3]
You look so weird though, sent so far from home
But you don't really miss your mother
You look so scared, I'm not no mad-brained bear
But life, it's no hangin' matter
It's no capital crime
[Verse 4]
Oh, yeah, woo
Yeah
[Chorus]
I bet your mother don't know that you scratch like that
I bet she don't know you can bite like that
[Verse 5]
You say you got a friend, and she's wilder than you
Why don't you bring her upstairs?
If she's so wild, then she can join in too
It's no hangin' matter, huh
It's no capital crime
[Chorus]
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
Oh yeah, don't you scratch like that
Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat
I bet your mama don't know you can bite like that
I bet she never saw you scratch my back
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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