Collected by Mary Celestia Parler
Transcribed by Nathaniel Lucy
Sung by Henry Weare
De Valls Bluff, Arkansas
April 17, 1954
Reel 198, Item 11
The Cat Came Back
Old farmer Johnson had his troubles of his own
He had a little yellow cat that didn’t leave his home
The goldfish - - -
But the cat came back the very next day
And the cat came back cause I couldn’t stay longer
And the cat came back - - -
The cat came back the very next day
- - - going out to sea
The sailor - - -
And a storm came around, the ship went down
- - -
And the cat came back,
The cat came back the very next day
The cat came back cause he couldn’t stay away
And the cat came back cause I couldn’t stay longer
And the cat came back - - -
The cat came back the very next day
- - - going out West - - - would be the best
A train going ‘round the corner struck a broken rail
And not a soul left to tell - - - tale
The cat came back, couldn’t stay away
The cat came back the very next day
- - - boy a half pound note
Sittin’ in the road with a little open boat
A rock around its neck, it weighed about a pound
Now - - - the little boy drowned
But the cat came back
The cat came back, couldn’t stay away
The cat came back the very next day
The cat came back