SONG: The Rum Tum Tugger
ARTIST: Andrew Lloyd Webber
From the musical, Cats
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
If you offer me pheasant, I'd rather have grouse
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If you put me in a house, I would much prefer a flat
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If you put me in a flat, then I'd rather have a house
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If you set me on a mouse, then I only want a rat
If you set me on a rat, then I'd rather chase a mouse
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
And there isn't any call for me to shout it
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For he will do as he do do
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And there's no doing anything about it
The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore
When you let me in, then I want to go out
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I'm always on the wrong side of every door
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And as soon as I'm at home, then I'd like to get about
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I like to lie in the bureau drawer
But I make such a fuss if I can't get out
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
And it isn't any use for you to doubt it
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For he will do as he do do
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And there's no doing anything about it
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The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast
My disobliging ways are a matter of habit
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If you offer me fish, then I always want a feast
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When there isn't any fish, then I won't eat rabbit
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If you offer me cream, then I sniff and sneer
For I only like what I find for myself
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So you'll catch me in it right up to my ears
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If you put it away on the larder shelf
The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing
The Rum Tum Tugger
Doesn't care for a cuddle
But I'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing
For there's nothing I enjoy like a horrible muddle
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
And there isn't any need for me to spout it
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For he will do as he do do
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And there's no doing anything
abow, awow, about it!
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