Tommy the cat has got nine lives
He's been shot 4 times, and run over twice
He don't care if he's on life number seven
Cause when he dies, he goin' to pussy cat heaven

Tommy ain't nothin' but an old alley cat
Romancin' all the neighbor's pets
Some guys would die to live like that
Tommy ain't nobody's tomcat

One day Tom turned up scratchin' at my screen
Lookin' mighty pitiful, lonesome, and lean
I fed him, loved him, got him back on all fours
And two days later he was out the door

Tommy ain't nothin' but an old alley cat
Romancin' all the neighbor's pets
Some guys would die to live like that
Tommy ain't nobody's tomcat

Tommy don't wear a collar round his neck
Don't answer to no one, and won't fetch
He knows how to charm the fur off a feline
Shack up, chow down, and make a beeline

Tommy ain't nothin' but an old alley cat
Romancin' all the neighbor's pets
Some guys would die to live like that
Tommy ain't nobody's tomcat

That's about as good as life can get
When you're livin' the life of Tommy the cat

You fence jumpin', dog dodgin' acrobat
Lay around all day, get two square meals
Tommy, you've got the purr-fect life