THE PUSSY CAT SONG (NYOW! NYOT NYOW!) Words and music by Dick Manning As recorded by Patty Andrews and Bob Crosby, 1948.
This is a story 'bout a guy who came home late one night. (Must 'a' been two or three a.m., some'n' like that.) "Gotta get me some sleep," he yawned (yawn) as he turned out the light. (Must 'a' been too tired to do any readin'.) Whether he dreamed what happened, or if he heard it, he wouldn't bet, But he swears it sounded like two cats (p-r-r, p-r-r) singing a duet.
Come yout, come yout, come yout, my pretty kitten. We will sing a little tune. Nyot nyow. Come yout, come yout, come yout, my pretty kitten. We will serenade the moon. Nyot nyow. When the folks got home tonight at twelve or thereabout, They locked the door and they forgot to put me yout. Come yout, come yout, come yout, my pretty kitten. Nyow? Nyot nyow.
Come yout, come yout, come yout, my pretty kitten. This is me, your boyfriend, Tom. Nyot nyow. Come yout, come yout, come yout, my pretty kitten. This is Tom, the atom bomb! Nyot nyow. I assure you I'd come yout if only I knew how. They tell me that you really are the cat's meow. Come yout, come yout, come yout, my pretty kitten. Nyow? [Miscellaneous cat sounds.] Yes, nyow.