Sitting at home, the telephone rings Old girl of mine looking to spend some time Now my girlfriend's away. I can't see no harm A couple of drinks and some talk of old times When the cat's away the mice will play We had such good time, a bottle of wine With some old friends of mine The next thing I knew, we were alone together We dimmed the lights, our bodies entwined When the cat's away the mice will play Then a knock on my door, a spill of some wine I answer the door, and what do I find? My girlfriend staring at me, boy, what a surprise! Woman in my bed, holding a gla** of wine When the cat's away the mice will play To make a long story short, she asked how I could do this In a calm sort of voice And then without an answer, I mean , what could I say? I just closed the door and that was goodbye... When the cat's away the mice will play