The Cat - Climax Blues Band

Now I remember there used to be this cat

That walked my street every day

He wouldn’t let a damn thing get in his way

He’d kinda be slidin' underneath that traffic

A-jumpin' up over the wall

There was nothin' to it

The cat’d just do it

Now I’d be sittin' there

Watchin' the whole thing happen

With the stoplights flashin'

And the drivers slappin' the wheel

The cat was the real deal

Now one day as I was sittin' there waitin' for the show to begin

Man, I heard those sirens wavin' and I just knew it was him

He done bust into a jewelry store

The cat had done it a dozen times before

'Cause he was in and out real quick

The cat was so slick

He ran straight by me and gave me a smile

A-tossed me a rock, I know that cat got style

Ain’t no doubt

The cat was

Now I sat and waited every day for maybe two months or more

Before I saw that cat again

This time he came over to me

And, uh, thanked me for not turnin' his ass in

I said, «Hey man, that’s so cool

I just sit here every day on this old stool

And watch the world just go by

And watch you do it so fly»

He asked me what did I do

With the rock he threw

I said I’m keepin' that safe for a rainy day

He just laughed

I said, «Hey man, ain’t life a gas»