You ought to ask Mr. Mistoffelees   The original conjuring cat   The greatest magicians have something to learn   From Mr. Mistoffelees's conjuring turn, presto      And you'll 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"      He is quiet and small, he is black   From the 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 decieving 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 was merely misplaced      You have seen it one moment   And then it is gone   But you find it next week   Lying out on the lawn      And you'll 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"      His manner is vague and aloof   You would think there was nobody shyer   But his voice has been heard on the roof   When he was curled up by the fire      And he's sometimes been heard by the fire   When he was about on the roof   At least we all heard that somebody purred   Which is uncontestable proof      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'll 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"      "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"      Ladies and gentlemen   I give you the marvelous   Magical Mr. Mistoffelees, presto