SONG: Mr. Mistoffelees
ARTIST: Andrew Lloyd Webber
From the musical, Cats
[spoken]
You ought to ask Mr. Mistoffelees
The original Conjuring Cat
The greatest magicians have something to learn
From Mr. Mistoffelees's conjuring turn
Presto!
And we all say:
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Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
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A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!
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Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
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A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!
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He is quiet, he is small, he is black
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From his ears to the tip of his tail
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He can creep through the tiniest crack
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He can walk on the narrowest rail
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He can pick any card from a pack
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He is equally cunning with dice
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He is always decieving you into believing
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That he's only hunting for mice
He can play any trick with a cork
Or a spoon and a bit of fish paste
If you look for a knife or a fork
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And you think it is merely misplaced
You have seen it one moment, and then it is gone!
But you find it next week lying out on the lawn!
And we all say:
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Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
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A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!
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Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
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A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!
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His manner is vague and aloof
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You would think there was nobody shyer
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But his voice has been heard on the roof
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When he was curled up by the fire
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And he's sometimes been heard by the fire
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When he was about on the roof
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(At least we all heard that somebody purred)
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Which is incontestable proof
Of his singular magical powers
And I've known the family to call
Him in from the garden for hours
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When he was asleep in the hall
And not long ago this phenomenal cat
Produced seven kittens right out of a hat!
And we all say:
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Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
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A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!
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Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
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A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!
Ladies and gentlemen
I give you the marvelous
Magical Mr. Mistoffelees!
Presto!