Andrew Lloyd Webber - 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!