{"id":382,"date":"2018-09-01T01:07:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T01:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=382"},"modified":"2023-05-15T12:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:54:01","slug":"cat-came-back","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/cat-came-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cat Came Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains the N-word. No hatred is intended. It is presented in its original form for the sake of music history.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An amusing unwanted pet, 1893<br>words and music by Harry S. Miller<br>arranged by Otto Bonnell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A schottische song with a strong and consistent beat pattern. It&#8217;s humorous story is told in dialect. This racial aspect was emphasized on the variety stage. It has appeal for children. The extra verses are available on the sheet music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cat-Came-Back.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Cat Came Back - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-575944da-69f9-4496-b25b-86a68b202e6a\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cat-Came-Back.pdf\">Cat Came Back &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cat-Came-Back.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-575944da-69f9-4496-b25b-86a68b202e6a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-95d5750f-cf2f-4800-a717-fbf7f8264ed5\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cat-Came-Back.mid\">Cat Came Back &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cat-Came-Back.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-95d5750f-cf2f-4800-a717-fbf7f8264ed5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Dar was ole Mister Johnson<br>He had trouble of his own<br>He had an ole yaller cat<br>That wouldn&#8217;t leave its home<br>He tried ev&#8217;rething he knew<br>To keep de cat away<br>Eben send it to the preacher<br>An he tole it for to stay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>But the cat came back, couldn&#8217;t stay no longer<br>Yes, the cat came back the very next day<br>The cat came back, thought he was a goner<br>But the cat came back for it wouldn&#8217;t stay away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. De cat did hab some company<br>One night out in de yard<br>Some one frowed a boot-jack<br>An&#8217; dey frowed it mighty hard<br>Caught de cat behind de ear<br>She thought it rather slight<br>When along dar comes a brick-bat<br>An&#8217; it knocked it out ob sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(extra verses are in the sheet music)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-Cat-Came-Back.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains the N-word. No hatred is intended. It is presented in its original form for the sake of music history.] An amusing unwanted pet, 1893words and music by Harry S. Millerarranged by Otto Bonnell A schottische song with a strong and consistent beat pattern. It&#8217;s humorous story is told in dialect. 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