The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat   If you offer me pheasant, I'd rather have grouse      If you put me in a house, I would much prefer a flat   If you put me in a flat, then I'd rather have a house   If you set me on a mouse, then I only want a rat   If you set me on a rat, then I'd rather chase a mouse      The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat   And there isn't any need for me to shout it   For he will do as he did, do   And there's no doing anything about it      The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore   Oh, when you let me in, then I want to go out      I'm always on the wrong side of every door   As soon as I'm at home, then I'd like to get about   I like to lie in the bureau drawer   And I make such a fuss if I can't get out      The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat   And there isn't any need for you to doubt it   For he will do as he did, do   And there's no doing anything about it      The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast   My disobliging ways are a matter of habit      If you offer me fish, then I always want a feast   When there isn't any fish, then I won't eat rabbit   If you offer me cream, then I sniff and sneer   For I only like what I find for myself      So you'll catch me in it right up to my ears   If you put it away on the larder shelf      The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing   The Rum Tum Tugger, doesn't care for a cuddle   But I'll leap upon your lap in the middle of your sewing   For there's nothing I enjoy like a horrible muddle      The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat   The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle      The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat   And there isn't any need for me to spout it   For he will do as he did, do   And there's no doin' anything about, about, about, about it