Alley Cat

He doesn’t care to compromise
The alley cat with laughing eyes
And when he laid his eyes on me
The other girls were history

I said “I don’t mean to be unkind
It seems that you’ve made up your mind
A little milk is all you’ll get
‘Cause I don’t want an alley cat”

But every morning I awoke
To find the cat had left a token
Words were not his strength, you see
But still he was in love with me

I thought that maybe once or twice
I could appreciate the mice
A bit of string so we can play
It doesn’t mean that you can stay

A pat and scratch behind the ear
Really you’ve no business here
A little milk is all you’ll get
‘Cause I don’t want an alley cat

He doesn’t share my own surprise
There’s only laughter in his eye
As here we are, imagine that—
I’ve fallen for the alley cat

A pat and scratch behind the ear
Really you’ve no business here
A little milk is all you’ll get
‘Cause I don’t want an alley cat

A pat and scratch behind the ear
Really you’ve no business here
A little milk is all you’ll get
‘Cause I don’t want an alley cat