Laurie Berkner - The Cat Came Back lyrics

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave its home; He tried and he tried to give the cat away He gave it to a man goin' far, far away But the cat came back the very next day The cat came back, we thought he was a goner But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away Away, away, yea, yea, yea So he gave it to a woman going up in a balloon He told him for to take it to the man in the moon; The balloon came down about ninety miles away Where the balloon is, where i can't say But the cat came back the very next day The cat came back, we thought he was a goner But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away Away, away, yea, yea, yea So he gave it to a man going way out West Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best; First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale But the cat came back the very next day The cat came back, we thought he was a goner But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away Away, away, yea, yea, yea