You ought to ask Mr Mistoffelees The Original Conjuring Cat There can be no doubt about that Please Listen to me and don't scoff All his inventions are off his own bat There's no such cat in the metropolis He holds all the patent monopolies For performing surprising illusions And creating eccentric confusions The greatest magicians Have something to learn From Mr Mistoffelees' Conjuring Turn And we all say Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees? He is quiet, he is small, he is black From his ears to the tip of his tail He can creep through the tiniest crack He can walk on the narrowest rail He can pick any card from a pack He is equally cunning with dice He is always deceiving you into believing That he's only hunting for mice He can play any trick with a cork Or a spoon, and a bit of fish paste If you look for a knife or a fork And you think it is merely misplaced You've seen it one moment But, then, it is gone You'll find it next week Lying out on the lawn And we all say Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees? (Presto!) Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees? His manner is vague and aloof And you would think there was nobody shyer But his voice has been heard on the roof While he was curled up by the fire And he's sometimes been heard by the fire While he was about on the roof At least they all heard that somebody purred Which is incontestable proof And all of his singular magical powers And I've known the family to call Him in from the garden for hours When he was asleep in the hall And not long ago, this phenomenal cat Produced seven kittens Right out of a hat And we all say Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees Radical! And not long ago this phenomenal cat Produced seven kittens Right out of a hat And we all say Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees? Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees? Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees? (Magical, mystical) Oh, well, I never! Was there ever a cat so clever as Magical Mr Mistoffelees? I give you the Magical The Marvelous Mr Mistoffelees!