Lived a Tomcat

Lived a tomcat, pitch black, on the block –
He was hated by all ‘round the clock,
But our song is about much more
Than the cat and the people at war…

Not your day, people say,
If a black cat crosses when you’re on your way…
Maybe so, hard to say,
But for now it’s the cat’s unlucky day…

All day long people fuss, people fret
To make sure they got rid of the cat,
But our song is about much more
Than the cat who was kicked from the door…

Refrain

He was dating the cat of his heart,
Yet they spoke from a mile apart,
But our song is about much more
Than the kitty’s and cat’s loving purr

Refrain

Our poor cat, from the whiskers to toes
Was as black as the night blackness goes,
And our song from the chords to the core
Tells the black cat’s unending black sores

Not your day, people say,
If a black cat crosses when you’re on your way…
Maybe so, hard to say,
But for now it’s the black cat’s luckless day…
Luckless day…
Luckless day…