Macavity Lyrics

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 A-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

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

When A Crime’s Discovered, Then
Macavity’s Not There