Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Laura Nyro
Canonical path: /laura-nyro/the-cat-song
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The Cat Song
Read The Cat Song lyrics by Laura Nyro on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Cat Song
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My name is Eddie
I am a cat
And I sleep with one eye open
Watching the morning sail
Someone calls Eddie
Up to their lap
And I purr
But I'd sure like to get me
My breakfast
Especially a fishtail
Turn it into a fishscale
No, I'm not
Like you people
You wheel and you war
And you whitewash your day away
(Where you goin'?)
On my merry way
Spring full of fire
Up goes a flower-kite
Run now
Sleep in the sun now
I like my fun now
My name is Eddie
I am a cat
And I sleep with one eye open
Meow
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Laura Nyro performs "The Cat Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Laura Nyro catalog on LyroVerse.
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