《The Ad-Dressing of the Cats》歌词

[00:00:00] The Ad-Dressing of the Cats - The Theatreland Chorus

[00:00:01] Written by：Lloyd Webber/Eliot

[00:00:03] You've heard of several kinds of cat

[00:00:08] And my opinion now is that

[00:00:13] You should need no interpreter

[00:00:18] To understand our character

[00:00:22] You've learned enough to take the view

[00:00:27] That cats are very much like you

[00:00:32] You've seen us both at work and games

[00:00:37] And learnt about our proper names

[00:00:42] Our habits and our habitat

[00:00:46] But how would you ad-dress a cat

[00:00:55] So first your memory I'll jog

[00:01:02] And say a cat is not a dog

[00:01:16] Now dogs pretend they like to fight

[00:01:21] They often bark more seldom bite

[00:01:26] But yet a dog is on the whole

[00:01:31] What you would call a simple soul

[00:01:36] The usual dog about the town

[00:01:40] Is much inclined to play the clown

[00:01:45] And far from showing too much pride

[00:01:50] Is frequently undignified

[00:01:55] He's such an easygoing lout

[00:02:00] He'll answer any hail or shout

[00:02:09] The usual dog about the town

[00:02:14] Is inclined to play the clown

[00:02:18] Again I must remind you that

[00:02:25] A dog's a dog a cat's a cat

[00:02:35] With cats some say one rule is true

[00:02:42] Don't speak 'til you are spoken to

[00:02:49] Myself I do not hold with that

[00:02:54] I say you should ad-dress a cat

[00:02:59] But always bear in mind that he

[00:03:04] Resents familiarity

[00:03:10] You bow and taking off your hat

[00:03:18] Ad-dress him in this form o cat

[00:03:28] Before a cat will condescend

[00:03:33] To treat you as a trusted friend

[00:03:37] Some little token of esteem

[00:03:42] Is needed like a dish of cream

[00:03:47] And you might now and then supply

[00:03:52] Some caviar or strassburg pie

[00:03:57] Some potted grouse or salmon paste

[00:04:01] He's sure to have his personal taste

[00:04:06] And so in time you reach your aim

[00:04:11] And call him by his name

[00:04:21] So this is this and that is that

[00:04:27] And there's how you ad-dress a cat

[00:04:34] A cat's entitled to expect

[00:04:39] These evidences of respect

[00:04:44] So this is this and that is that

[00:04:50] And there's how you ad-dress a cat