Macavity:the mystery cat [Broadway musical]with lyrics

This is one of my favorite songs from Cats.

Macavity!
Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the hidden paw
For he's a master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare
And when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air
But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there!
Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin
You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunked in
His brow is deeply lined in thought, his head is highly domed
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed
He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!
He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards
And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's
And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled
Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled
Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair
There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity
He always has an alibi and one or two to spare
What ever time the deed took place Macavity wasn't there!
And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone
Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time
Just controls the operations: the Napolean of crime!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity
Macavity, Macavity, Macavity
When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!
Macavity's not there!
We have to find Old Deuteronomy

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Music

Tags:

• musical
• cats
• macavity
• mystery
• cat

[FireDog0129]

the lyrcis??

[jiema]

just click "more info" and you will see the lyrics.

[robotchicken15748]

this is NOT the broadway cast! this is the movie cast of 1998!!!!

[JKrowlingrockx]

What about rumpleteazer? why does only mungojerrie get the credit?

[xsarabearx1]

a friend of mine played Bumblarina, one of the cats to sing this :)

[theprophecieswrock]

@JKrowlingrockx I assume they're only referring to male cats :)

[Wenubischannel]

@robotchicken15748 I think she men't that Cats is a Broadway musical..... But that's also not true, it's from London

[caninefrenzy]

I would love to be Demeter.

[jemimaelectra]

zown leuk nummer he ik ben er gek op

[Kaejii57]

Macavity, Macavity the mystery cat!

>.> XD

[JBluvrtristenhearts]

Omg i did my musical theeatre dance to this!!! :P

[CrazyLb2525]

LOVE THIS!

[nicmic42]

@tomtom2398 when i showed this to my class they were telling me that "it was going to give them nightmares" or that it was "stupid" .....

[missbeccahardy]

love this song i have the move and i know ever word and move in this hole thin i can do ever thin in this thin i love it