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'd know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken 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 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--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: Whatever 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 Napoleon of Crime! . 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 Macavity Macavity Macavity When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! Macavity's not there! . We have to find Old Deuteronomy Back to Lyrics Home
