[Intro: jazzy e-flat clarinet solo with call-and-response Scat, accompanied by deep rhythm-driven tom-toms, timpani and thumping walking bass, crisp electric guitar stabs] [verse 1] Slinky little Dinky With whiskers slick in moonlight Waits in silence with his tail wrapped tight Until the stars are the only light As the town settles down For slumber deep and true He puts on his fedora And his sunglasses, too He takes a deep breath And does a little stretch Then takes out his clarinet And plays the jazz he likes best! [Instrumental Interlude: e-flat clarinet solo with full band and scat!] [chorus] The Tom Cats are having a jam It’s all about the jazz They gather every midnight To swing with their pizzazz The howlin’ and the growlin’ Are the horns just warming up You’ll never hear a band like this You’ll never want them to stop! The Tom Cats are swingin’ midnight So trade your sleep for bop! [Instrumental and scat interlude] [verse 2] Dinky’s on the clarinet He really loves his jazz! The gray cat with the crazy hair Is the drummer they call Spaz Fat Tony is playing the trombone And BooBoo plucks that bass They call the trumpet player Dizzy ‘Cause he always makes that face Cool, laid-back and playing sax Is an orange-striped cat named Max Playing guitar is Hemingway, Those extra toes are handy! And the beautiful Burmese singer Is a slinky feline named Miss Mandy [e-flat clarinet solo, alto sax stabs, full band with scat] [chorus] The Tom Cats are having a jam It’s all about the jazz They gather every midnight To swing with their pizzazz The howlin’ and the growlin’ Are the horns just warming up You’ll never hear a band like this You’ll never want them to stop! The Tom Cats are swingin’ midnight So trade your sleep for bop! [bridge] The Tom Cats are the best! Even when disturbing your rest You have to listen and move And jam on down To that kitty-cat groove! [INSTRUMENTAL BREAKDOWN: jazzy e-flat clarinet solo, first joined by alto sax, then walking thump bass, then add the rest of the band, with layered percussion and deep-rhythm tom-toms; extend instrumental jam and include ad lib scat] [Final Chorus] The Tom Cats are having a jam It’s all about the jazz So listen every midnight And swing to their pizzazz! The howlin’ and the growlin’ Are the horns just warming up You’ll never hear a band like this You’ll never want them to stop! The Tom Cats are swingin’ midnight So trade your sleep for bop! [Instrumental jam with ad lib Scat until out]
