Andrew Lloyd Webber, `Cats` 1983 Broadway Cast - The Ad-Dressing Of Cats

You've heard of several kinds of cat
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter to understand our character
You've learned enough to take the view
That cats are very much like you
You've seen us both at work and games
And learnt about our proper names
Our habits and our habitat
But how would you ad-dress a cat

OLD DEUTERONOMY and COMPANY
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say: A cat is not a dog
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say: A cat is not a dog

OLD DEUTERONOMY
Now dogs pretend they like to fight
They often bark nor seldom bite
But yet a dog is on the whole
What you would call a simple soul
The usual dog about the town
Is much inclined to play the clown
And far from showing too much pride
Is frequently undignified
He's such an easy-going lout
He'll answer any hail or shout

OLD DEUTERONOMY and COMPANY
The usual dog about the town
Is inclined to play the clown
Again I must remind you that:
A dog's a dog, a cat's a cat

OLD DEUTERONOMY
With cats, some say one rule is true
Don't speak 'til you are spoken to
Myself I do not hold with that
I say, you should ad-dress a cat
But always bear in mind that he resents familiarity
You bow, and taking off your hat, ad-dress him in this form:
O Cat

Before a cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend
Some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream
And you might now and then supply
Some caviar or Strasbourg pie
Some potted grouse or salmon paste
He's sure to have his personal taste
And so in time you reach your aim
And call him by his name

OLD DEUTERONOMY and COMPANY
So this is this, and that is that
And that's how you ad-dress a cat

A cat's entitled to expect these evidences of respect
So this is this, and that is that
And that's how you ad-dress a cat
You've heard of several kinds of cat
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter to understand our character
You've learned enough to take the view
That cats are very much like you
You've seen us both at work and games
And learnt about our proper names
Our habits and our habitat
But how would you ad-dress a cat

OLD DEUTERONOMY and COMPANY
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say: A cat is not a dog
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say: A cat is not a dog

OLD DEUTERONOMY
Now dogs pretend they like to fight
They often bark nor seldom bite
But yet a dog is on the whole
What you would call a simple soul
The usual dog about the town
Is much inclined to play the clown
And far from showing too much pride
Is frequently undignified
He's such an easy-going lout
He'll answer any hail or shout

OLD DEUTERONOMY and COMPANY
The usual dog about the town
Is inclined to play the clown
Again I must remind you that:
A dog's a dog, a cat's a cat

OLD DEUTERONOMY
With cats, some say one rule is true
Don't speak 'til you are spoken to
Myself I do not hold with that
I say, you should ad-dress a cat
But always bear in mind that he resents familiarity
You bow, and taking off your hat, ad-dress him in this form:
O Cat

Before a cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend
Some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream
And you might now and then supply
Some caviar or Strasbourg pie
Some potted grouse or salmon paste
He's sure to have his personal taste
And so in time you reach your aim
And call him by his name

OLD DEUTERONOMY and COMPANY
So this is this, and that is that
And that's how you ad-dress a cat

A cat's entitled to expect these evidences of respect
So this is this, and that is that
And that's how you ad-dress a cat
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