Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer-Original Broadway Cast

[ti:Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer] [ar:Original Broadway Cast] [al:Cats (US)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer - Original Broadway Cast [00:23.40]Mungojerrie and rumpelteazer [00:26.58] [00:27.21]Were a notorious couple of cats [00:30.53] [00:31.11]As knockabout clowns quick change comedians [00:35.51]Tight rope walkers and acrobats [00:38.47] [00:39.24]They had an extensive reputation [00:42.54] [00:43.17]They made their home in victoria grove [00:47.11]That was merely their center of operation [00:50.48] [00:51.37]For they were incurably given to rove [00:54.80] [00:57.16]If the area window was found ajar [01:00.30]And the basement looked like a field of war [01:02.99]If a tile or two came loose on the roof [01:05.77]Which presently ceased to be waterproof [01:08.43]If the drawers were pulled out from the bedroom chest [01:11.08]And you couldn't find one of your winter vests [01:14.27]Or after supper one of the girls [01:17.17]Suddenly missed her woolworth pearls [01:19.65] [01:20.29]Then the family would say it's that horrible cat [01:23.82] [01:24.45]It was mungojerrie or rumpelteazer [01:29.39]And most of the time they left it at that [01:32.78] [01:41.89]Mungojerrie and rumpelteazer [01:45.07] [01:45.84]Had an unusual gift of the gab [01:48.99] [01:49.58]They were highly efficient cat burglars as well [01:53.26]And remarkably smart at a smash and grab [01:56.90] [01:57.55]They made their home in victoria grove [02:00.89] [02:01.53]They had no regular occupation [02:04.90] [02:05.44]They were plausible fellows who liked to engage [02:08.89] [02:09.40]A friendly policeman in conversation [02:12.94] [02:15.35]When the family assembles for sunday dinner [02:18.34]Their minds made up that they wouldn't get thinner [02:21.22]On argentine joint potatoes and greens [02:23.82]Then the cook would appear from behind the scenes [02:26.72]And say in a voice that was broken with sorrow [02:29.57]I'm afraid you must wait and have dinner tomorrow [02:32.45]For the joint has gone from the oven like that [02:35.43]Then the family would say it's that horrible cat [02:39.51]It was mungojerrie or rumpelteazer [02:43.48] [02:44.00]And most of the time they left it at that [02:47.36] [02:48.13]Mungojerrie and rumpelteazer [02:51.94]Had a wonderful way of working together [02:55.43] [02:56.10]And some of the time you would say it was luck [03:00.08]And some of the time you would say it was weather [03:04.13]They go through the house like a hurricane [03:07.54] [03:08.25]And no sober person could take his oath [03:11.93]Was it mungojerrie or rumpelteazer [03:15.54] [03:16.11]Or could you have sworn that it mightn't be both [03:19.95]And when you heard a dining room smash [03:24.28]Or up from the pantry there came a loud crash [03:28.21]Or down from the library there came a loud ping [03:32.35]From a vase which was commonly said to be ming [03:36.32] [03:37.67]Then the family would say now which was which cat [03:41.63] [03:44.11]It was mungojerrie and rumpelteazer [03:50.72]And there's nothing at all to be done about that [03:55.31] [04:22.08]And there's nothing at all to be done about that