When you caress your little cat
And stroke me with your hand
I know I'm just a kitten but
I long to be a man
My little eyes are Chinese blue
They view with some regret
This girl who's stroking me
Regards me only as her pet
And though I'd love to [C7]be [Am]loved
The gods ordained it that
You were made a human being
And I turned out a cat
I am a kitten
I hate to [C7]sleep all [Em]ɾolled up small
And dream of butterflies
I hate to [C7]paw at balls of wool
And massacre poor mice
Stɾipey tails and [Bm]pointy ears
Bore me half to [C7]tears
Those days have gone for [Dm7]good
Since I saw you [A7in the nude
And though I'd love to [C7]be [Am]loved
We've got [Fm7]to [C7]face the fact:
You're up there, a human being
And I'm down here, a cat
I am a kitten
I am a kitten
And though I'd love to [C7]be [Am]loved
I've had to [C7]face the fact:
The gods who made you [A7a human being
Created me ..... a cat
I am a kitten
I am a kitten ..... miaow
