"(Music stops abruptly)" "# You see the border of her coat" "# Is torn and stained with sand" "# And you see" "# The corner of her eye" "# Twist like a crooked pin" "# Midnight" "# Not a sound from the pavement" "# Has the moon lost her memory?" "# She is smiling alone" "# In the lamplight" "# The withered leaves Collect at my feet" "# And the wind" "# Begins to moan" "# Every street lamp" "# Seems to beat" "# A fatalistic warning" "# Someone mutters" "# And the street lamp gutters" "# And soon it will be morning" "# Memory" "# All alone in the moonlight" "# I can smile at the old days" "# I was beautiful then" "# I remember the time I knew" "# What happiness was" "# Let the memory" "# Live again" "# The moments of happiness" "# We had the experience" "# But missed the meaning" "# And approach to the meaning" "# Restores the experience In a different form" "# Beyond any meaning" "# We can assign to happiness" "# The past experience" "# Revived in the meaning" "# Is not the experience" "# Of one life only" "# But of many generations" "# Not forgetting" "# Something that is" "# Probably quite ineffable" "# Moonlight" "# Turn your face to the moonlight" "# Let your memory lead you" "# Open up, enter in" "# If you find there" "# The meaning of what happiness is" "# Then a new life" "# Will begin" "# Moonlight" "# Turn your face to the moonlight" "# Let your memory lead you" "# Open up, enter in" "# If you find there" "# The meaning of what happiness is" "# Then a new life" "# Will begin" "# Gus is the cat At the theatre door" "# His name, as I ought to Have told you before" "# Is really Asparagus" "# But that's such a fuss to pronounce" "# That we usually call him just Gus" "# His coat's very shabby He's thin as a rake" "# And he suffers from palsy That makes his paws shake" "# Yet he was in his youth Quite the smartest of cats" "# But no longer a terror To mice or to rats" "# For he isn't the cat That he was in his prime" "# Though his name was quite famous, He says, in his time" "# And whenever he joins His friends at their club" "# Which takes place at the back Of the neighbouring pub" "# He loves to regale them If someone else pays" "# With anecdotes drawn From his palmiest days" "# For he once was a star Of the highest degree" "# He has acted with Irving He has acted with tree" "# And he likes to relate His success on the halls" "# Where the gallery once gave him" "# Seven cat calls" "# But his grandest creation" "# As he loves to tell" "# Was Firefrorefiddle" "# The Fiend of the Fell" "# I have played in my time" "# Every possible part" "# And I used to know seventy Speeches by heart" "# I'd extemporise backchat" "# I knew how to gag" "# And I knew how to let the cat Out of the bag" "# I knew how to act With my back and my tail" "# With an hour of rehearsal I never could fail" "# I'd a voice that would soften The hardest of hearts" "# Whether I took the lead Or in character parts" "# I have sat by the bedside Of poor little Nell" "# When the curfew was rung Then I swung on the bell" "# In the pantomime season I never fell flat" "# And I once understudied Dick Whittington's Cat" "# But my grandest creation" "# As history will tell" "# Was Firefrorefiddle" "# The Fiend of the Fell" "# Then if someone will give him A toothful of gin" "# He will tell how he once played A part in East Lynne" "# At a Shakespeare performance He once walked on pat" "# When some actor suggested The need for a cat" "# And I say that these kittens They do not get trained" "# As we did in the days When Victoria reigned" "# They never get drilled In a regular troupe" "# And they think they are smart Just to jump through a hoop" "# And he says as he scratches himself With his claws" "# Well, the theatre is certainly Not what it was" "# These modern productions Are all very well" "# But there's nothing to equal From what I hear tell" "# That moment of mystery" "# When I made history" "# As Firefrorefiddle" "# The Fiend of the Fell... #" "(Music fades away, ghostly wind)" "# These modern productions" "# Are all very well" "# But there's nothing to equal" "# From what I hear tell" "# That moment of mystery" "# When I made..." "# Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat" "# The cat of the railway train" "# There's a whisper down the line At eleven thirty-nine" "# When the Night Mail's Ready to depart" "# Saying Skimble, where is Skimble?" "Has he gone to hunt the thimble?" "# We must find him Or the train can't start" "# All the guards and all the porters And the stationmaster's daughters" "# Would be searching high and low" "# Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?" "For unless he's very nimble" "# "Then the Night Mail just can't go"" "# At eleven forty-two With the signal overdue" "# And the passengers All frantic to a man" "# That's when I would appear And I'd saunter to the rear" "# I'd been busy in the luggage van" "# Then he gave one flash Of his glass-green eyes" "# And the signal went all clear" "# They'd be off at last For the northern part" "# Of the northern hemisphere" "# Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat" "# The cat of the railway train" "# You could say that by and large It was me who was in charge" "# Of the Sleeping Car Express" "# From the driver and the guards To the bagmen playing cards" "# I'd supervise them all More or less" "# Down the corridor he paces And examines all the faces" "# Of the travellers In the First and the Third" "# He establishes control By a regular patrol" "# And he'd know at once If anything occurred" "# He would watch you without winking And he saw what you were thinking" "# And it's certain That he didn't approve" "# Of hilarity and riot So that folk were very quiet" "# When Skimble was about And on the move" "# You could play no pranks With Skimbleshanks" "# He's a cat that cannot be ignored" "# So nothing went wrong On the Northern Mail" "# When Skimbleshanks was aboard" "# It was very pleasant When they found their little den" "# With their name Written up on the door" "# And the berth was very neat With a newly folded sheet" "# And not a speck of dust On the floor" "# There was every sort of light You could make it dark or bright" "# And a button you could turn To make a breeze" "# And a funny little basin You're supposed to wash your face in" "# And a crank to shut The window should you sneeze" "# Then the guard looked in politely And would ask you very brightly" "# Do you like your morning tea # Weak or strong?" "# But I was just behind him And was ready to remind him" "# For Skimble won't let Anything go wrong" "# When they crept into Their cosy berths" "# And pulled down the counterpane" "# They ought to reflect It was very nice" "# To know that they wouldn't Be bothered by mice" "# They would leave all that To the Railway Cat" "# The cat of the railway train" "# Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat" "# The cat of the railway train" "# Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat" "# The cat of the railway train" "# In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright" "# Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea" "# With perhaps a drop of Scotch When I was keeping on the watch" "# Only stopping here and there To catch a flea" "# They were fast asleep at Crewe And so they never knew" "# That I was walking Up and down the station" "# They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle" "# Where I met the station master With elation" "# They might see me at Dumfries If I summoned the police" "# If there was anything They ought to know about" "# When they got to Gallowgate There they did not have to wait" "# For Skimbleshanks will help them To get out" "# And he" "# Gives you a wave Of his long brown tail" "# Which says I'll see you again" "# You will meet without fail On the midnight mail" "# The cat of the railway train" "# The cat of the railway" "# Train #" "(Crashing and banging)" "(Sinister laughter)" "(Crash)" "Macavity!" "(Laughing)" "# Macavity's a mystery cat" "# He's called the Hidden Paw" "# 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" "# And when you reach the scene of crime" "# Macavity's not there" "# You may seek him in the basement" "# You may look up in the air" "# But I tell you once and once again 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" "# Any files of Scotland Yard's" "# And when the larder's looted" "# Or 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" "# Whatever 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" "# I might mention 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" "(Music stops abruptly)" "(Sinister laughter)" "(Cats ) Macavity!" "(Cats whisper) Macavity's not there." "# We have to find" "# Old Deuteronomy #" "You ought to ask Magical Mr Mistoffelees" "The original Conjuring Cat There can be no doubt about that" "Please listen to me And don't scoff" "All his inventions Are off his own bat" "There's no such cat in the metropolis He holds all the patent monopolies" "For performing surprising illusions" "And creating eccentric confusions" "# The greatest magicians Have something to learn" "# From Mr Mistoffelees' Conjuring turn" "# And we all say" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees" "# He is quiet, he is small, He is black" "# From his ears To the tip of his tail" "# He can creep Through the tiniest crack" "# He can walk on the narrowest rail" "# He can pick any card from the pack" "# He's equally cunning with dice" "# He's always deceiving you Into believing" "# That he's only hunting for mice" "# He can play any trick with a cork" "# Or a spoon and a bit of fish paste" "# If you look for a knife or a fork" "# And you think That it's merely misplaced" "# You have seen it one moment But then it is gone" "# But you find it next week Laying out on the lawn" "# And we all say" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees Presto!" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees" "# His manner is vague and aloof" "# And you would think There was nobody shyer" "# But his voice can be Heard on the roof" "# While he was curled up by the fire" "# And he's sometimes Been heard by the fire" "# While he was about on the roof" "# At least we all heard That somebody purred" "# Which is incontestable proof" "# Of his singular magical powers" "# And I've known the family to call" "# Him in from the garden for hours" "# While he was asleep in the hall" "# And not long ago This phenomenal cat" "# Produced seven kittens" "# Right out of a hat" "# And we all say" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees... #" "(Laughter)" "Magical!" "# And not long ago, This phenomenal cat" "# Produced seven kittens" "# Right out of a hat... #" "(Drum roll)" "(Drum roll)" "(Cats gasp )" "# And we all say" "# Oh!" "Well, I never" "# Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees..." "# Mystical!" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever..." "# Magical!" "Mystical!" "# Oh!" "Well, I never Was there ever a cat so clever" "# As magical Mr Mistoffelees #" "I give you the magical..." "The marvellous..." "Mr Mistoffelees!" "# Daylight" "# See the dew on a sunflower" "# And a rose that is fading" "# #Roses wither away" "# Like the sunflower" "# I yearn to turn my face to the dawn" "# I am waiting" "# For the day...#" "Now Old Deuteronomy" "Just before dawn" "Through a silence you feel You could cut with a knife" "Announces the cat Who can now be reborn" "And come back to a different Jellicle Life" "# Memory" "# Turn your face to the moonlight" "# Let your memory lead you" "# Open up, enter in" "# If you find there" "# The meaning of what happiness is" "# Then a new life" "# Will begin" "# Memory" "# All alone in the moonlight" "# I can smile at the old days" "# I was beautiful then" "# I remember" "# A time I knew what happiness was" "# Let the memory" "# Live again" "# Burnt out ends of smoky days" "# The stale cold smell" "# Of morning" "# The street lamp dies" "# Another night is over" "# Another day" "# Is dawning" "# Daylight" "# I must wait for the sunrise" "# I must think of the new life" "# And I mustn't give in" "# When the dawn comes" "# Tonight will be a memory, too" "# And the new day" "# Will begin" "# Sunlight through the trees In summer" "# Endless masquerading" "# Like a flower As the dawn is breaking" "# The memory" "# Is fading" "# Touch me" "# It's so easy to leave me" "# All alone with the memory" "# Of my days in the sun" "# If you touch me" "# You'll understand what happiness is" "# Look, a new day" "# Has begun #" "# Up up up Past the Russell Hotel" "# Up up up up To the Heaviside Layer" "# Up up up Past the Russell Hotel" "# Up up up up To the Heaviside Layer" "# Up up up Past the Russell Hotel" "# Up up up up To the Heaviside Layer" "# Up up up Past the Russell Hotel" "# Up up up up To the Heaviside Layer" "# Up up up Past the Jellicle Moon" "# Up up up up To the Heaviside Layer" "# Up up up Past the Jellicle Moon" "# Up up up up To the Heaviside Layer" "# The mystical divinity" "# Of unashamed felinity" "# Round the cathedral" "# Rang vivat" "# Life to" "# The everlasting" "# Cat" "# You've heard of Several kinds of cat" "# And my opinion now is that" "# You should need no interpreter" "# To understand our character" "# You've learned enough To take the view" "# That cats are very much like you" "# You've seen us both At work and games" "# And learnt about our proper names" "# Our habits and our habitat" "# But how would you" "# Address a cat?" "# So first" "# Your memory I'll jog" "# And say a cat" "# Is not a dog" "# So first" "# Your memory I'll jog" "# And say a cat" "# Is not a dog" "# With cats" "# Some say one rule is true" "# Don't speak till you" "# Are spoken to" "# Myself, I do not hold with that" "# I say you should address a cat" "# But always keep in mind that he" "# Resents familiarity" "# You bow" "# And taking off your hat" "# Address him in" "# This form" "# "Oh, Cat!"" "# Before a cat will condescend" "# To treat you as a trusted friend" "# Some little token of esteem" "# Is needed, like a dish of cream" "# And you might now and then supply" "# Some caviar or Strassburg Pie" "# Some potted grouse or salmon paste" "# He's sure to have His personal taste" "# And so in time you reach your aim" "# And call him" "# By his name" "# A cat's entitled to expect" "# These evidences of respect" "# So this is this" "# And that is that" "# And there's how you address a cat" "# A cat's entitled to expect" "# These evidences of respect" "# So this is this" "# And that is that" "# And there's how you address" "# A Cat #"