The Ad-Dressing of the Cats-Cats The Musical

[ti:The Ad-Dressing of the Cats] [ar:The Theatreland Chorus] [al:Cats (Hits from the Musical)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ad-Dressing of the Cats - Cats The Musical [00:01.91]Written by：Lloyd Webber/Eliot [00:03.83]You've heard of several kinds of cat [00:08.86]And my opinion now is that [00:13.43]You should need no interpreter [00:18.29]To understand our character [00:22.87]You've learned enough to take the view [00:27.90]That cats are very much like you [00:32.64]You've seen us both at work and games [00:37.59]And learnt about our proper names [00:42.01]Our habits and our habitat [00:46.67]But how would you ad-dress a cat [00:54.83] [00:55.95]So first your memory I'll jog [01:02.47]And say a cat is not a dog [01:09.26] [01:16.88]Now dogs pretend they like to fight [01:21.67]They often bark more seldom bite [01:26.48]But yet a dog is on the whole [01:31.51]What you would call a simple soul [01:36.14]The usual dog about the town [01:40.78]Is much inclined to play the clown [01:45.63]And far from showing too much pride [01:50.47]Is frequently undignified [01:55.29]He's such an easygoing lout [02:00.16]He'll answer any hail or shout [02:07.97] [02:09.13]The usual dog about the town [02:14.38]Is inclined to play the clown [02:18.68]Again I must remind you that [02:25.27]A dog's a dog a cat's a cat [02:32.08] [02:35.10]With cats some say one rule is true [02:41.53] [02:42.13]Don't speak 'til you are spoken to [02:48.88] [02:49.95]Myself I do not hold with that [02:54.89]I say you should ad-dress a cat [02:59.77]But always bear in mind that he [03:04.52]Resents familiarity [03:10.64]You bow and taking off your hat [03:17.18] [03:18.18]Ad-dress him in this form o cat [03:26.10] [03:28.24]Before a cat will condescend [03:33.39]To treat you as a trusted friend [03:37.86]Some little token of esteem [03:42.87]Is needed like a dish of cream [03:47.79]And you might now and then supply [03:52.57]Some caviar or strassburg pie [03:57.10]Some potted grouse or salmon paste [04:01.70]He's sure to have his personal taste [04:06.78]And so in time you reach your aim [04:11.58]And call him by his name [04:20.24] [04:21.34]So this is this and that is that [04:27.83]And there's how you ad-dress a cat [04:34.42]A cat's entitled to expect [04:39.55]These evidences of respect [04:43.99]So this is this and that is that [04:50.59]And there's how you ad-dress a cat