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Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own |
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He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave it's home; |
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He tried and he tried to give the cat away, |
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He gave it to a man goin' far, far away. |
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But the cat came back the very next day, |
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The cat came back, we thought he was a goner |
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But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away. |
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Away, away, yea, yea, yea |
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So he gave it to a woman going up in a balloon, |
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He told him for to take it to the man in the moon; |
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The balloon came down about ninety miles away, |
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Where the balloon is, where I can't say |
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But the cat came back the very next day, |
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The cat came back, we thought he was a goner |
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But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away. |
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Away, away, yea, yea, yea |
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So he gave it to a man going way out West, |
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Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best; |
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First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail, |
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Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale. |
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But the cat came back the very next day, |
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The cat came back, we thought he was a goner |
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But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away. |
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Away, away, yea, yea, yea |