Act1. 6.The Rum Tum Tugger

TUGGER: Meow Meow ALL: The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat TUGGER: If you offer me pheasant I&`&d rather have grouse If you put me in a house I would much prefer a flat If you put me in a flat then I&`&d rather have a house If you set me on a mouse then I only want a rat If you set me on a rat then I&`&d rather chase a mouse ALL: The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat TUGGER: And there isn&`&t any call for me to shout it ALL: For he will do as he do do TUGGER: And there&`&s no doing anything about it! QUAXO: The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore TUGGER: When you let me in, then I want to go out I&`&m always on the wrong side of every door And as soon as I&`&m at home, then I&`&d like to get about I like to lie in the bureau drawer But I make such a fuss if I can&`&t get out ALL: The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat TUGGER: And it isn&`&t any use for you to doubt it ALL: For he will do as he do do TUGGER: And there&`&s no doing anything about it! BOMBALURINA: The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast TUGGER: My disobliging ways are a matter of habit If you offer me fish, then I always want a feast When there isn&`&t any fish, then I won&`&t eat rabbit If you offer me cream, then I sniff and sneer For I only like what I find for myself.. no So you&`&ll catch me in it right up to my ears If you put it away on the larder shelf ALL: The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing The Rum Tum Tugger doesn&`&t care for a cuddle TUGGER: But I&`&ll leap in your lap in the middle of your sewing For there&`&s nothing I enjoy like a horrible muddle! ALL: The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat The Rum Tum Tugger doesn&`&t care for a cuddle The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat TUGGER: And there isn&`&t any need for me to spout it ALL: For he will do as he do do TUGGER: And there&`&s no doing anything about...about...about it!