Macavity's a Mystery Cat:
Hes called the Hidden Paw
For he's the master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard,
The Flying Squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!

Macavity, Macavity,
There's no one like Macavity
He's broken every human law
He breaks the law of gravity
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare
And when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement
You may look up in the air
But I tell you once and once again,
Macavity's not there!

Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake;
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake!

Macavity, Macavity
Theres' no one like Macavity
For he's a fiend in feline shape,
A monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street
You may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered there Macavity's not there!

He's outwardly respectable
I know he cheats at cards
And his footprints are not found in any file
Of Scotland Yard's.

And when the larder's looted
Or the jewel case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing
Or another Peke's been stifled
Or the greenhouse glass is broken
And the trellis past repair
There's the wonder of the thing,
Macavity's not there!

Macavity, Macavity,
There's no one like Macavity
There never was a cat of such decitefulness and suavity
He always has an alibi
And one or two to spare
Whatever time the deed took place
Macavity wasn't there!

And they say that all the cats
Whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for
The cat who all the time
Just controls the operations:
The Napoleon of crime!

Macavity, Macavity,
There's no one like Macavity
He's a fiend in feline shape,
A monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by street
You may see him in the square:
When a crimes discovered, then
Macavity's not there!