There's a new element around the neighborhood And the old ones don't approve So the word's being sent and it is understood That the young ones got to move They got to keep their influental name They're not allowing us to stake a claim It isn't whether you can play the game, believe me It's whether you shine your shoes I was home alone when they told me about your arrival On the tube And I was glad to know that the rumours about your arrival Weren't true But now they're calling you a superstar You're on the air no matter where they are It isn't whether you can play guitar, believe me It's whether you make the news I threw a penny down the well so I could find out Why I was turning for the worse You put me under such a spell it blew my mind out And now I'm burning - call a nurse 'Cause I believe I'm gonna fade away They will be coming for me any day There's nothing more than I can do or say, believe me I've certainly got the blues I got the fever Cat fever Cat fever Cat fever