Mr Mistoffelees

song : mr . mistoffelees artist : andrew lloyd webber from the musical , cats [ spoken ] you ought to ask mr . mistoffelees the original conjuring cat C the greatest magicians have something to learn from mr . mistoffelees’s conjuring turn presto! and we all say : F - C/E - Gm7 - oh! well i never! was there ever C7 - F - F/A - A# - A#/C - a cat so clever as magical mister mistoffelees! F - C/E - Gm7 - oh! well i never! was there ever C7 - F - F/A - A# - A#/C - a cat so clever as magical mister mistoffelees! F - G# - he is quiet , he is small , he is black A# - F - from his ears to the tip of his tail F - G# - he can creep through the tiniest crack A# - G# - he can walk on the narrowest rail A# - G# - he can pick any card from a pack C# - F - he is equally cunning with dice A# - F - he is always decieving you into believing D# - C7 that he’s only hunting for mice C7 he can play any trick with a cork C7 or a spoon and a bit of fish paste C7 if you look for a knife or a fork C7 - and you think it is merely misplaced C you have seen it one moment , and then it is gone! C7 but you find it next week lying out on the lawn! and we all say : F - C/E - Gm7 - oh! well i never! was there ever C7 - F - F/A - A# - A#/C - a cat so clever as magical mister mistoffelees! F - C/E - Gm7 - oh! well i never! was there ever C7 - F - F/A - A# - A#/C - a cat so clever as magical mister mistoffelees! F - G# - his manner is vague and aloof A# - F - you would think there was nobody shyer F - G# - but his voice has been heard on the roof A# - G# - when he was curled up by the fire A# - G# - and he’s sometimes been heard by the fire C# - F - when he was about on the roof A# - F - ( at least we all heard that somebody purred ) D# - C7 which is incontestable proof C7 of his singular magical powers C7 and i’ve known the family to call C7 him in from the garden for hours C7 - when he was asleep in the hall C and not long ago this phenomenal cat C7 produced seven kittens right out of a hat! and we all say : F - C/E - Gm7 - oh! well i never! was there ever C7 - F - F/A - A# - A#/C - a cat so clever as magical mister mistoffelees! F - C/E - Gm7 - oh! well i never! was there ever C7 - F - F/A - A# - Dm a cat so clever as magical mister mistoffelees! ladies and gentlemen i give you the marvelous magical mr . mistoffelees! presto!