ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Tommy The Cat Lyrics</title><!-- saved from url=(0029)http://www.ripcat.idps.co.uk/ --> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="description" content="Tom Waits Silver Cloud Lounge - Bestowing information about Tom Waits to the musically appreciative populace"> <META NAME="keywords" content="Tom Waits, tom waits, tomwaits, TomWaits, Waits Tom, Silver Cloud Lounge, Closing Time, Heart Of Saturday Night, Small Change, Foreign Affairs, Blue Valentine, Heartattack And Vine, Swordfishtrombones, Raindogs, Franks Wild Years, Bone Machine, Black Rider, Mule Variations, Early Years, One From The Heart, Night On Earth, Beautiful Maladies, Bounced Cheques, Asylum Years, Nighthawks At The Diner, Bigtime, Holly Cole, Chuck E Weiss, Tom, Waits, "> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="notepad"> <META NAME="author" CONTENT= "paul@webmartin.co.uk"> <META NAME="copyright" CONTENT="Copyright © 2001 WebMartin Software Solutions"> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="../graphics/background.jpg" BGCOLOR="#DEDDD1" VLINK="BLUE"> <LINK REL=STYLESHEET TYPE="text/css" HREF="../style.css"> <SCRIPT><!-- defaultStatus = document.title; //--></SCRIPT> <CENTER> <TABLE CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=3 WIDTH="90%" BGCOLOR="#DEDDD1"> <TR ALIGN="CENTER" BGCOLOR="GRAY"> <TH COLSPAN=2> <FONT COLOR="#DEDDD1"> <FONT SIZE="6">Tommy The Cat - Lyrics</FONT></TH></TR> </FONT> <TR ALIGN="CENTER"> </TABLE> <hr width="90%"> <A NAME="tommythecat"></A> <TABLE CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 BORDER=3 WIDTH="90%" BGCOLOR="#DEDDD1"> <TR BGCOLOR="SILVER"><TH COLSPAN="2">Tommy The Cat<BR>(Claypool 1991) <TR ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH="50%"> "Well, I remember it as though it were a meal ago,"<br> <br> Said Tommy the Cat, as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign<br> matter may have nestled its way into his mighty throat.<br> Many a fat alley rat had met its demise while staring point blank<br> down the cavernous barrel of this awesome prowling machine.<br> Truly a wonder of nature, this urban predator!<br> Tommy the Cat had many a story to tell<br> but it was a rare occasion such as this that he did:<br> <br> "She came slidin down the alleyway like butter drippin off a hot biscuit.<br> The aroma, the mean scent, was enough to arouse suspicion in<br> even the oldest of the Tigers that hung around the hot spot in those days.<br> The sight was beyond belief!<br> Many a head snapped double, even triple, takes<br> as this vivacious feline made her way into the delta of the alleyway,<br> where the most virile of the young tabbys were known to hang out.<br> They hung out in droves.<br> Such a multitude of masculinity could only be found in one place,<br> and that was O Malley s Alley!<br> <br> The air was thick with cat calls (no pun intended),<br> but not even a muscle in her neck did twitch<br> as she sauntered straight to the heart of the alleyway.<br> She knew what she wanted!<br> She was lookin for that stud bull.<br> She was lookin for that He cat.<br> And that was me.<br> <br> Tommy the Cat is my name, and I say unto thee,<br> <br> Say baby, do you wanna lay down with me?<br> Say baby, do you wanna lay down by my side?<br> Baby, do you wanna lay down with me?<br> Say baby<br> Say baby<br> <br> Say baby, do you wanna lay down with me?<br> Say baby, do you wanna lay down by my side?<br> Baby, do you wanna lay down with me?<br> Say baby<br> Say baby" </TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="CENTER" BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREY"><TD><A HREF="reviews.htm">Reviews</A></TD></tr> </TABLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript" SRC="../javascript/waitsnav.js"></SCRIPT> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>