| Song | Old Black Cat |
| Artist | Ian Anderson |
| Album | Best Of Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull |
| My old black cat passed away this morning | |
| He never knew what a hard day was. | |
| Woke up late and danced on tin roofs. | |
| If questioned "Why?" answered, "Just because." | |
| He never spoke much, preferring silence: | |
| eight lost lives was all he had. | |
| Occasionally sneaked some Sunday dinner. | |
| He wasn't good and he wasn't bad. | |
| My old black cat wasn't much of a looker. | |
| You could pass him by just a quiet shadow. | |
| Got pushed around by all the other little guys. | |
| Didn't seem to mind much just the way life goes. | |
| Padded about in furry slippers. | |
| Didn't make any special friends. | |
| He played it cool with wide-eyed innocence, | |
| Receiving gladly what the good Lord sends. | |
| Forgot to give his Christmas present. | |
| Black cat collar, nice and new. | |
| Thought he'd make it through to New Year. | |
| I guess this song will have to do. | |
| My old black cat . | |
| Old black cat |
| My old black cat passed away this morning | |
| He never knew what a hard day was. | |
| Woke up late and danced on tin roofs. | |
| If questioned " Why?" answered, " Just because." | |
| He never spoke much, preferring silence: | |
| eight lost lives was all he had. | |
| Occasionally sneaked some Sunday dinner. | |
| He wasn' t good and he wasn' t bad. | |
| My old black cat wasn' t much of a looker. | |
| You could pass him by just a quiet shadow. | |
| Got pushed around by all the other little guys. | |
| Didn' t seem to mind much just the way life goes. | |
| Padded about in furry slippers. | |
| Didn' t make any special friends. | |
| He played it cool with wideeyed innocence, | |
| Receiving gladly what the good Lord sends. | |
| Forgot to give his Christmas present. | |
| Black cat collar, nice and new. | |
| Thought he' d make it through to New Year. | |
| I guess this song will have to do. | |
| My old black cat. | |
| Old black cat |