SILLABUB:

We have to find Old Deuteronomy

Magical Mister Mistoffelees

TUGGER (spoken):

You ought to ask magical Mr. Mistoffelees!

The original conjuring cat--

(There can be no doubt about that!)

Please listen to me and don't scoff; All his

Inventions are off his own bat

There's no such cat in the metropolis

He holds all the patent monopolies

For performing surprising illusions

And creating eccentric confusions!

(sings)

The greatest magicians have something to learn

From Mister Mistoffelees' conjuring turn

MISTOFFELEES:

Presto!

CHORUS:

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

TUGGER:

He is quiet, he is small, he is black

From the ears to the tip of his tail

He can creep through the tiniest crack

He can walk on the narrowest rail

He can pick any card from a pack

He is equally cunning with dice

He is always deceiving you into believing

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

And you think it is merely misplaced

You have seen it one moment and then it's gone

But you find it next week lying on the lawn!

CHORUS:

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

TUGGER:

His manner is vague and aloof

You would think there was nobody shyer

But his voice has been heard on the roof

When he was curled up by the fire

And he's sometimes been heard by the fire

When he was about on the roof

At least we all heard that somebody purred

Which is uncontestable proof of his singular magical powers

And I've known the family to call him in from the garden for hours

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,

Oh!  Well I never!  Was there ever

A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

CHORUS:

Oh!  Well I never!  Was there ever

A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

(DANCE -- MISTOFFELEES)

TUGGER:

And not long ago this phenomenal cat

Produced seven kittens right out of a hat!

And we all say,

Oh!  Well I never!  Was there ever

A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

CHORUS:

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

Oh!  Well I never!  Was there ever

A cat so clever as magical Mr. Mistoffelees

TUGGER (spoken):

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the marvelous, magical Mr. Mistoffelees!

Presto!