Loggins & Messina - Long Tail Cat Lyrics






A long tailed cat sitting by the old rocking chair
Now he don't realize that there's a danger there
But he don't care no rock 'n' roll chair is gonna boogie on his day
'Cause when his tail took a low down, syncopate, yeah

I'm going down to Orleans town, to get a pound of feed
Be back home in just 'bout a half of week, yeah
You may be a symphony, babe, but I believe in song
Got a catchy melody so you can sing along

Oh, they say, you know they're talking 'bout the girls that work up town
I don't realize the amount of danger now
No swinging tail, no rock 'n' roll girl is gonna boogie woogie on my day
'Cause I made my time on a Dixie holiday, yeah

I'm going down to Orleans town on a Dixie holiday
To get myself a tonk of that harmony, yeah
You may be a symphony, baby but I believe in song
It's got a catchy melody so you can sing along

Everybody sing along, along
Don't know what you sing along
Well you're gonna sing along, along

All you sing is oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry
Gotta go bye, go bye bye
On a Dixie holiday

Oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry
You gotta go bye, go bye bye
On a Dixie holiday

Oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry
You gotta go bye, go bye bye
On a Dixie holiday

Oh my, oh my my
Daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry
You gotta go bye, go bye bye
On a Dixie holiday

Oh, we're leaving on a Dixie holiday
Heading for the Dixie holiday, yeah yeah, yeah





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  1. x.... L....

    Whaaat?

  2. T.... H....

    Ava .. That is Awesome ... I love this song .. cant stop moving all over the place, even sitting in a chair :)

  3. m.... n....

    Heres our version....Thunderjugs that is ...lots of fun...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTqtmO4Il74&list=UUpLiCDXSEWZOKeMJOsjxzPA

  4. T.... R....

    Saw these guys at Blossom Music Center in the early 70's. Great times on that smokey lawn!

    T.... R....

    Made me laugh. L&M were my 1st concert, age 12 (1974), at an outdoor summer venue -- seats under a pavilion + a smoky lawn (tho not for me at 12).

  5. M.... ....

    I grew up with my mother singing this song as a small child. She passed away 7 months ago. Thank you for the sweet memory.

  6. A.... S....

    My grandmother was a backup singer in this song :)

    A.... S....

    Ava Saldana that's amazing!!!!

    A.... S....

    that is soo cool...this was our version back in the day ..neat tune ..docha think?...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTqtmO4Il74

    A.... S....

    👍👍💯

  7. P.... E....

    Boonesusan... I had to smile when I saw your comment:) You can fall in love with a voice:) Men seem to not understand that and become uneasy...like you are setting your sights on this man:) Let's be real... They should just relax...its only setting the stage for them later:) Thanks for the reminder...its happened to me as well:)

  8. H.... g....

    I'm only a teenager, but my dad use to sing this to me before i went to bed all the time when I was little. I love this song! :'D

  9. S.... L....

    I haven'theard this in thirty or more years! I knew I liked it, but I had forgotten how good it really was! That lead guitar is Crisp!

  10. c.... n....

    For some odd reason I have had this song in my head for weeks. Thanks for posting!

  11. O.... ....

    Thank you for posting this!!

  12. K.... ....

    Saw them in the 70's. Still love their music. gives me good feelings listening. thanks for posting this.

  13. d.... ....

    one of my most favorite Logginsand Messina songs, thanks for posting! OHHH i still love them! im 53 and never gona change my tunes.....lol (love that dixie holiday!)