The Ad-Dressing Of Cats-Original Broadway Cast

[ti:The Ad-Dressing Of Cats] [ar:Original Broadway Cast] [al:Cats CD2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ad-Dressing Of Cats - Original Broadway Cast [00:04.73]You've heard of several kinds of cat [00:09.73]And my opinion now is that [00:14.12]You should need no interpreter [00:19.06]To understand our character [00:23.47]You've learned enough to take the view [00:28.60]That cats are very much like you [00:33.12]You've seen us both at work and games [00:37.79]And learnt about our proper names [00:42.52]Our habits and our habitat [00:46.35] [00:47.33]But how would you ad-dress a cat [00:56.05] [00:56.65]So first your memory I'll jog [01:03.50]And say: A cat is not a dog [01:10.41]So first your memory I'll jog [01:16.31] [01:17.43]And say: A cat is not a dog [01:25.73] [01:28.72]With cats some say one rule is true [01:34.27]Don't speak 'til you are spoken to [01:42.54] [01:45.01]Myself I do not hold with that [01:49.65]I say you should ad-dress a cat [01:53.82]But always bear in mind that he [01:58.63]Resents familiarity [02:04.14] [02:08.53]You bow and taking off your hat [02:15.91]Ad-dress him in this form: "O' cat " [02:27.62] [02:28.85]Before a cat will condescend [02:33.53]To treat you as a trusted friend [02:37.84]Some little token of esteem [02:42.49]Is needed like a dish of cream [02:46.75]And you might now and then supply [02:50.30] [02:51.18]Some caviar or Strassburg pie [02:55.93]Some potted grouse or salmon paste [03:00.47]He's sure to have his personal taste [03:05.28]And so in time you reach your aim [03:10.03]And call him by his name [03:19.30]A cat's entitled to expect [03:25.20]These evidences of respect [03:29.32]So this is this and that is that [03:35.55] [03:36.11]And there's how you ad-dress a cat [03:43.02]A cat's entitled to expect [03:48.63]These evidences of respect [03:53.10]So this is this and that is that [03:59.51] [04:00.72]And there's how you ad-dress a cat