Phenomenal Cat

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI

Chord file

Lyrics:

A long, long time ago,
In the land of idiot boys,
There live a cat, a phenomenal cat,
Who loved to wallow all day.

No one bothered him
As he sat, content in his tree.
He just lived to eat 'cause it kept him fat,
And that's how he wanted to stay.

Though he was big and fat,
All the world was good to him,
And he pointed out on the map
All the places he had been.
[Cowes, Cathage,Karthom,Cannes?], [India,Sardinia?], Kathmandu,
The Scilley Isles and Sahara, too

Fum, fum, diddle-um di
La la la la, la-la la la
La la la la, la-la la la la
La la la la-la la la

Once when he was thin
He had flown to old Hong Kong,
And had learned the secret of life,
And the sea and the sky beyond.
So he gave up his diet and sat in a tree,
And ate himself through eternity.

Fum, fum, diddle-um di
La la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la-la la la la
La la la la-la la la
Fum, fum, diddle-um di
Fum, fum, diddle-um di

This song can be found on the following releases:

2018 stereo mix with session chat (2:56), recorded Autumn 1967-May 1968 at Pye Studios No. 2, Marble Arch, London

stereo mix (2:36), recorded early to mid 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London

mono mix (2:36), recorded early to mid 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London

mono mix, backing track (2:49), recorded early to mid 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London

stereo mix, by The Skyscraper Condemnation Affiliates, recorded 1997

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