Cat Man Blues (1929) Songtext
von Blind Lemon Jefferson

Cat man, cat man, stay away from my house at night
I said, cat man, cat man, stay away from my house at night
Prowlin′ around my back door when I'm gone, you know that ain′t right

When I come home last night I heard a
Noise, asked my wife, "What was that?"
When I come home last night I heard a
Noise, asked my wife, "What was that?"
She said, "Don't be so suspicious, that wasn't a thing but a cat"


I′ve been all through the world, I′ve taken all kinds of chance
I've been all over the world, taken all kinds of chance
I haven′t seen a cat come home in a pair of pants

I'm tired of cat rollin′ man come to my home when I'm out
I′m tired of this cat rollin' man come to my house when I'm out
It′s all because of my woman wore this mattress out

Reason I call him cat man, he don′t come round in the day
Reason I call him cat man, he don't go around in the day
Come around after midnight, steals my cream when I′m away

Tell me a cat's got nine lives, honey, and I believe that′s true
Tell me a cat's got nine lives, honey, I believe that′s true
If the cat man has got nine lives,
He's gonna need 'em when I get through