Cats Movie 2019 Album Lyrics

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Overture

(Andrew Lloyd Webber)


[Instrumental]

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Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats

(Cast Of The Motion Picture Cats)

[Robbie Fairchild]
I have a Gumbie Cat in mind
Her name is Jennyanydots
Her coat is of the tabby kind
With tiger stripes and leopard spots
All day she sits upon the stairs
Or on the step or on the mat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat
That's what makes a Gumbie Cat

[Rebel Wilson]
But...
When the day's hustle and bustle is done
Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun
And when all the family's in bed and asleep
I tuck up my skirts to the basement to creep
I am deeply concerned with the ways of the mice
Their behavior's not good and their manners not nice
So when I have got them lined up on the matting
I teach them music, crocheting, and tatting

[Rebel Wilson]

[Robbie Fairchild]
I have a Gumbie Cat in mind
Her name is Jennyanydots
The curtain cord she likes to wind
And tie it into sailor knots
She sits upon the windowsill
Or anything that's smooth and flat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat
That's what makes a Gumbie Cat

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The Rum Tum Tugger

(Jason Derulo)

[Jason Derulo]
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

[Jason Derulo]
If you offer me pheasant, I'd rather have grouse
If you put me in a house, I would much prefer a flat
If you put me in a flat, then I'd rather have a house
If you set me on a mouse, then I only want a rat
If you set me on a rat, then I'd rather chase a mouse

[Ensemble]
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

[Jason Derulo]
And there isn't any call for me to shout it

[Ensemble]
For he will do as he do do

[Jason Derulo]
And there's no doing anything abou-ou-ou-out it, no

The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore

[Jason Derulo]
When you let me in, then I want to go out
I'm always on the wrong side of every door
As soon as I get home, then I like to get about
I like to lie in the bureau drawer
But I make such a fuss if I can't get out, hoo

[Ensemble]
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

[Jason Derulo]
And there isn't any use for you to doubt it

[Ensemble]
For he will do as he do do

[Jason Derulo]
And there's no doing anything abou-ou-ou-out it

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast

[Jason Derulo]
My disobliging ways is a matter of habit, yeah
If you offer me fish, then I always want a feast
When there isn't any fish, well, darling, I'm not having rabbit
If you offer me cream, then I sniff and sneer
For I only like what I find for myself
Woo

[Ensemble]
The Rum Tum Tugger

[Jason Derulo]
Is artful and knowing

[Ensemble]
The Rum Tum Tugger

[Jason Derulo]
Doesn't care for a cuddle
But I'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing
For there's nothing I enjoy like a horrible muddle
Yeah

[Ensemble]
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle

[Jason Derulo]
Nah, nah, no more milk
Milk
Woo

[Ensemble]
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat

[Jason Derulo]
And there isn't any need for me to spout it

[Ensemble]
For he will do as he do do

[Jason Derulo]
And there's no doing anything
About
About
About it

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Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town

(James Corden)

[James Corden]
I'm Bustopher Jones
I'm not skin and bones
In fact, I'm remarkably fat
I don't haunt pubs
I have eight or nine clubs
For I'm the St. James Street Cat
I'm the cat they all greet as I walk down the street
In my coat of fastidious black
No commonplace mousers have such well-cut trousers
Or such an impeccable back

[James Corden & Ensemble]
In the whole of St. James's the smartest of names is
The name of this Brummell of Cats
And we're all of us proud to be nodded or bowed to
By Bustopher Jones in white spats

James Corden, Jason Derulo & Both]
My visits are occasional to the Senior Educational
And it is against the rules
For any one cat to belong both to that
And the Joint Superior Schools
For a similar reason, when game is in season
I'm found, not at Fox's, but Blimp's
I am frequently seen at the gay Stage and Screen
Which is famous for winkles and shrimps
In the season of venison, I give my ben'son
To the Pothunter's succulent bones
And just before noon's not a moment too soon
To drop in for a drink at the Drones
Thanks, Tugger
When I'm seen in a hurry, there's probably curry
At the Siamese, or at the Glutton
If I look full of gloom, then I've lunched at the Tomb
On cabbage, rice pudding, and mutton

[James Corden & Ensemble]
In the whole of St. James's the smartest of names is
The name of this Brummell of Cats
And we're all of us proud to be nodded or bowed to
By Bustopher Jones in white
Bustopher Jones in white
Bustopher Jones in white spats

[James Corden & Cory English]
So, much in this way, passes Bustopher's day
At one club
Or another I'm found
It can be no surprise that under our eyes
He has grown unmistakably round
I'm a twenty-five pounder, or I am a bounder
And I'm putting on weight every day
But I'm so well preserved because I've observed
All my life a routine, and I'd say
"I am still in my prime, I shall last out my time"

[Ensemble & James Corden]
That's the word from this stoutest of cats
It must and it shall be spring in Pall Mall
While Bustopher Jones wears white
Bustopher Jones wears white
Bustopher Jones wears white spats

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Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer

(Danny Collins and Naoimh Morgan and Francesca Hayward)

[Danny Collins]
Mungojerrie

[Naoimh Morgan]
And Rumpelteazer

[Danny Collins]
We're a notorious couple of cats
As knockabout clowns

[Naoimh Morgan]
Quick-change comedians

[Danny Collins]
Tight-rope walkers

[Naoimh Morgan]
And acrobats

[Danny Collins]
We have an extensive reputation
We make our home in Victoria Grove
This is merely our centre of operation
For we are incurably given to rove

[Naoimh Morgan]
We are very well known in Cornwall Gardens
In Launceston Place and in Kensington Square
We have really a little more reputation
Than a couple of cats can very well bear

[Naoimh Morgan]
If the area window is found ajar
And the bedroom looks like a field of war
If a tile or two comes loose on the roof
Which presently fails to be waterproof

[Danny Collins]
If the drawers are pulled out from the bedroom chests
And you can't find one of your winter vests
Or after supper one of the girls

[Naoimh Morgan]
Suddenly misses her Woolworth pearls

[Danny Collins & Naoimh Morgan]
The family will say

[Danny Collins]
"It's that horrible cat!

[Naoimh Morgan]
It was Mungojerrie

[Danny Collins]
Or Rumpelteazer"
And most of the time, they leave it at that

[Naoimh Morgan]
Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer
Have a very unusual gift of the gab
We're highly efficient cat burglars as well

[Danny Collins]
And remarkably smart at a smash and grab
We make our home in Victoria Grove

[Naoimh Morgan]
We have no regular occupation

[Danny Collins]
We are plausible fellows who like to engage
A friendly policeman in conversation

[Naoimh Morgan]
When the family assembles for Sunday dinner
Their minds made up that they won't get thinner
On Argentine joint, potatoes and greens
Then the cook would appear from behind the scenes

[Danny Collins]
And say in a voice that is broken with sorrow
"I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow
For the joint has gone from the oven like that!"

[Danny Collins & Naoimh Morgan]
Then the family will say

[Naoimh Morgan]
"It's that horrible cat!

[Danny Collins]
It was Mungojerrie

[Naoimh Morgan]
Or Rumpelteazer"

[Danny Collins & Naoimh Morgan]
And most of the time, we leave it at that

[Naoimh Morgan]
Mungojerrie

[Danny Collins]
And Rumpelteazer

[Danny Collins & Naoimh Morgan]
Have a wonderful way of working together

[Naoimh Morgan]
And some of the time you would say it was luck
And some of the time you would say it was weather

[Danny Collins]
We'd go through the house like a hurricane

[Naoimh Morgan]
And no sober person could take his oath

[Danny Collins]
"Was it Mungojerrie

[Naoimh Morgan]
Or Rumpelteazer?
Or could you have sworn that it might have been both?"

[Danny Collins & Naoimh Morgan]
And when you hear a dining room smash
Or up from the pantry, there comes a loud crash
Or down from the library, there comes a loud ping
From the vase which that was commonly said to be Ming
And the family will say

[Francesca Hayward]
"Now which was which cat?"

[Naoimh Morgan]
"It was Mungojerrie

[Danny Collins]
And Rumpelteazer

[Danny Collins & Naoimh Morgan]
And there's nothing at all to be done about that"

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Old Deuteronomy

(Robbie Fairchild)

[Robbie Fairchild]
Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time
She's a Cat who has lived many lives in succession
She was famous in Proverb and famous in rhyme
A long while before Queen Victoria's accession

Old Deuteronomy's lived many lives
No, I am tempted to say ninety-nine
And her numerous progeny prospers and thrives
And the village is proud of her in her decline

At the sight of that placid and bland physiognomy
When she sits in the sun on the vicarage wall
Oldest inhabitant croaks
"Well, of all things, can it be really?
Yes, no, oh, hi, oh my eye!
My mind may be wandering, but I confess
I believe it is Old Deuteronomy!"

[Robbie Fairchild & Ensemble]
Well, of all things, can it be really?
Yes, no, oh, hi, oh my eye!
My mind may be wandering, but I confess
I believe it is Old Deuteronomy!
Well, of all things, can it be really?
Yes, no, oh, hi, oh my eye!
My mind may be wandering, but I confess
I believe it is Old Deuteronomy!
Well, of all things, can it be really?
Yes, no, oh, hi, oh my eye!

[Judi Dench]
My legs may be tottery, I must go slow
And be careful of Old Deuteronomy

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Beautiful Ghosts (Victorias Song)

(Francesca Hayward)

Follow me home if you dare to
I wouldn't know where to lead you
Should I take chances when no one took chances on me?
So I watch from the dark, wait for my life to start
With no beauty in my memory


All that I wanted was to be wanted
Too young to wander London streets, alone and haunted
Born into nothing
At least you have something, something to cling to
Visions of dazzling rooms I'll never get let into
And the memories were lost long ago
But at least you have beautiful ghosts


And so maybe my home isn't what I had known
What I thought it would be
But I feel so alive with these phantoms of night
And I know that this life isn't safe, but it's wild and it's free


All that I wanted was to be wanted
I'll never wander London streets, alone and haunted
Born into nothing
With them, I have something, something to cling to
I never knew I'd love this world they let me into
And the memories were lost long ago
So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts
The memories were lost long ago
So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts

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Magical Gus

(Andrew Lloyd Weber)

[instrumental]

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Gus The Theatre Cat

(Ian McKellan)

Gus is the Cat at the theatre door
My name, as I ought to have told you before
Is really Asparagus, but that's such a fuss to pronounce
That they usually call me just Gus
My coat's very shag, I'm thin as a rake
And I suffer from palsy which makes my paw shake
Yet I was in my youth quite the smartest of cats
Though no longer a terror to mice or to rats


For I'm not the cat that I was in my prime
Though my name was quite famous, they say in my time
And whenever I join my friends at their club
Which takes place at the back of the neighbouring pub
I love to regale them if someone else pays
With anecdotes drawn from my palmiest days


For I once was a star of the highest degree
I have acted with Irving, I've acted with Tree
And I like to relate my success on the halls
When the gallery once gave me seven cat calls
But my grandest creation, as I love to tell
Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell


Ahh, hahahahahah


Then, if someone will give me a toothful of gin
I will tell how I once played a part in East Lynne
In a Shakespeare performance I once walked on pat
When some actor suggested the need for a cat


And I say now, these kittens, they do not get trained
As they did in the days when Victoria reigned
They do not get drilled in the regular troupe
And they think it is smart just to jump through a hoop


And I say as I scratch myself with my claws
Well, the theatre is certainly not what it was
These modern productions are all very well
But there's nothing to equal from what I hear tell
That moment of mystery when I made history
As Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell

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Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat

(Steven McRae and Robbie Fairchild)

[DEMETER & COMPANY]
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat
The Cat of the Railway Train

[DEMETER]
There's a whisper down the line
At eleven thirty-nine
When the Night Mail's ready to depart

[DEMETER]
Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
We must find him or the train can't start!"

[DEMETER]
All the guards and all the porters
And the stationmaster's daughters
Would be searching high and low
Saying "Skimble, where is Skimble?
For unless he's very nimble
Then the Night Mail just can't go."

[DEMETER]
At eleven forty-two
With the signal overdue
And the passengers all frantic to a man

[SKIMBLESHANKS]
That's when I would appear
And I'd saunter to the rear
I'd been busy in the luggage van!

[COMPANY]
Then he gives one flash
Of his glass-green eyes
And the signal goes "All Clear!"

[SKIMBLESHANKS & COMPANY]
And we're off at last
For the northern part
Of the Northern Hemisphere!

[INTERLUDE]

[COMPANY]
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat
Skimbleshanks
Skimbleshanks
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat
The Cat of the Railway Train

[SKIMBLESHANKS]
You could say that by and large
It was me who was in charge
Of the Sleeping Car Express
From the driver and the guards
To the bagmen playing cards
I would supervise them all, more or less

[SKIMBLESHANKS]
I will watch without winking
And I'll see what you are thinking
And it's certain that I wouldn't approve
Of hilarity and riot
So the folk are very quiet
When Skimble is about and on the move

[COMPANY & SKIMBLESHANKS]
You can play no pranks with Skimbleshanks
I'm a Cat that cannot be ignored!
So nothing goes wrong
On the Northern Mail
When Skimbleshanks is aboard

[SKIMBLESHANKS]
Oh, it's very pleasant
When you've found your little den
With your name written up on the door (Woo! Woo!)
And the berth is very neat
With a newly folded sheet
And there's not a speck of dust on the floor

[SKIMBLESHANKS]
Then the guard looks in politely
And will ask you very brightly
"Do you like your morning tea?
(Weak or strong)

[DEMETER]
But I was just behind him
And was ready to remind him
For Skimble won't let anything go wrong

[COMPANY]
When you creep into your cozy berths and pull up the counterpane
You ought to reflect that it's very nice
To know that you won't be bothered by mice
You can leave all that to the Railway Cat
The Cat of the Railway Train

[COMPANY]
Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat (Skimbleshanks)
The Cat of the Railway Train

[COMPANY]
And he gives you a wave
Of his long brown tail
Which says, "I'll see you again!"
You will meet without fail
On the Midnight Mail
The Cat of the Railway Train!

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Macavity

(Taylor Swift)

[Taylor Swift]
Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the Hiddenpaw
For he's the 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
But when they reach the scene of crime, 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 sunken in
His brow is deeply lined with 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
For 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 and 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

[Taylor Swift & Idris Elba]
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, Rumpleteazer, Griddlebone
Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time
Just controls the operations, the Napoleon 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

[Idris Elba & Taylor Swift]
When a crime's discovered, then
Macavity's not there

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Mr Mistoffelees

(Laurie Davidson)

The greatest magicians have something to learn
From Mr. Mistoffelees' Conjuring Turn

And we all say
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?

I am quiet and small, I am black
From my ears to the tip of my tail
I can creep through the tiniest crack
I can walk on the narrowest rail
I can pick any card from a pack
I am equally cunning with dice
I am always deceiving you into believing
That you're only hunting for mice
I 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
And you think it is merely misplaced
You have seen it one moment and then it is gone
But you'll find it next week lying out on the lawn

And we all say
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?

My manner is vague and aloof
You would think there was nobody shier
But my voice has been heard on the roof
When I was curled up by the fire
And I've sometimes been heard by the fire
When I was about on the roof
At least they all heard that somebody purred
Which is incontestable proof
Of my singular magical powers
And I've known the family to call
Me in from the garden for hours
When I was asleep in the hall
And not long ago this phenomenal cat
Produced seven kittens right out of a hat

And they all say
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?

Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?
And we all say
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?
And we all say

Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?
Oh, well I never, was there ever
A cat so clever as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the Marvelous, Magical Mr. Mistoffelees

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Memory

(Jennifer Hudson)

Memory, turn your face to the moonlight
Let your memory leave you
Open up, enter me
If you find there, the meaning of what happiness is
Then a new life will begin

Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Burnt out ends of smokey days
The stale, cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Sunlight through the trees in summer
Endless masquerading
Like a flower, as the dawn is breaking
The memory is fading

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun

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The Ad-dressing Of Cats

(Judi Dench)

[Judi Dench]
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 address a cat?

[Judi Dench & 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

[Judi Dench]
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 address a cat
But always bear in mind that he resents familiarity
You bow, and taking off your hat, address him in this form:
"Oh, Cat"
"Oh, 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
Oh, 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

[Company]
A cat's entitled to expect these evidences of respect
So this is this, and that is that
And that's how you address a cat

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Beautiful Ghosts

(Taylor Swift)

Follow me home if you dare to
I wouldn't know where to lead you
Should I take chances when no one took chances on me?
So I watch from the dark, wait for my life to start
With no beauty in my memory

All that I wanted was to be wanted
Too young to wander London streets, alone and haunted
Born into nothing
At least you have something
Something to cling to
Visions of dazzling rooms I'll never get let into

And the memories were lost long ago
But at least you have beautiful ghosts

Perilous night, their voices calling
A flicker of light before the dawning
Out here, the wild ones are taming the fear within me
Scared to call them my friends and be broken again
Is this hope just a mystical dream?

All that I wanted was to be wanted
Too young to wander London streets, alone and haunted
Born into nothing
At least you have something
Something to cling to
Visions of dazzling rooms I'll never get let into

And the memories were lost long ago
But at least you have beautiful ghosts

And so maybe my home isn't what I had known
What I thought it would be
But I feel so alive with these phantoms of night
And I know that this life isn't safe but it's wild and it's free

All that I wanted was to be wanted
I'll never wander London streets alone and haunted
Born into nothing
With them I have something
Something to cling to
I never knew I'd love this world they've let me into

And the memories were lost long ago
So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts
And the memories were lost long ago
So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts