You Can't Housebreak A Tom Cat Song Lyrics and Chords
You Can't Housebreak A Tom Cat Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
You Can't Housebreak A Tom Cat
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Gary Stewart
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Baby you tried chaining me down from getting my kicks
But you oughta know you can't teach an old cat new
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tricks
It's
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plain to see that
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I'm the prowling
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kind
You can't
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housebreak a
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tomcat with tom
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catting on his
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mind
Well I've been accused of liking variety
But I guess that proves there's nothing wrong with
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me
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man can't wear the
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same shoes all the
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time
You can't
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housebreak a
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tomcat with tom
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catting on his
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Well I'm
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going to the city to meet a little kitty
In a
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sandbox way downtown
Watch the
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cat hair fly if momma passes by
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And catches me out cattin'
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around
Well
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there's gotta be more than
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one way to skin a
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cat
Baby you try skinning this'en with a basebal
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bat
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With eight lives gone I'm
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now on number
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nine
You can't
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housebreak a
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tomcat with tom
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cattin' on his
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Repeat #3,4
You can't
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housebreak a
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tomcat with tom
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cattin' on his
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mind
FAQ
Who sang the the song You Can't Housebreak A Tom Cat?
- The song You Can't Housebreak A Tom Cat was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
