Well old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own
He had an old, yellow cat,
that wouldn't leave his home
He tried and he tried to get the cat away
He gave it to a man that was really far away...

But the cat came back the very next day
Oh the cat came back, no he thought it was a goner
but the cat came back, he just wouldn't stay
no way, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no,

The man around the corner said he'd shoot the cat out of sight.
so he loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite
He waited and he waited for the cat to come around
But 97 pieces of that man was all they found...

But the cat cam back the very next day
Oh the cat came back, no he thought it was a goner
but the cat came back, he just wouldn't stay
no way, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

(guitar solo)

But the cat cam back the very next day
Oh the cat came back, no he thought it was a goner
but the cat came back, he just wouldn't stay
no way, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no-o.