[VERSE] C# B When you caress your little cat A G# And stroke me with your hand C# B I know I'm just a kitten but A G# I long to be a man C# B My little eyes are Chinese blue A G# They view with some regret C# B This girl who's stroking me A G# Regards me only as her pet
C# B And though I'd love to be loved A G# The gods ordained it that C# B You were made a human being A G# And I turned out a cat [CHORUS] G# C# B A G# C# B A G# I am a kitten [VERSE] C# B I hate to sleep all rolled up small A G# And dream of butterflies C# B I hate to paw at balls of wool A G# And massacre poor mice C# B Stripey tails and pointy ears A G# Bore me half to tears C# B Those days have gone for good A G# Since I saw you in the nude C# B And though I'd love to be loved A G# We've got to face the fact: C# B You're up there, a human being A G# And I'm down here, a cat [CHORUS] G# C# B A I am a kitten G# C# B A G# I am a kitten [VERSE SOLO] C# B A G# C# B A G# C# B A G# C# B A G# [VERSE] C# B And though I'd love to be loved A G# I've had to face the fact: C# B The gods who made you a human being A G# C# B A G# C# B A Created me ..... a cat [CHORUS] G# C# B A G# C# B A G# I am a kitten G# C# B A