The cat's in the well, the wolf is looking down   The cat's in the well, the wolf is looking down   He got his big bushy tail draggin' all over the ground      The cat's in the well, the gentle lady is asleep   Cat's in the well, the gentle lady is asleep   She ain't hearin' a thing, the silence is a-stickin' her deep      Cat's in the well and grief is showin' its face   The world's being slaughtered, it's such a bloody disgrace      Cat's in the well, horse is going bumpety-bump   The cat's in the well and the horse is going bumpety-bump   Back alley Sally is doin' the American jump      Cat's in the well and papa is reading the news   His hair's fallin' out and all of his daughters need shoes      The cat's in the well and the barn is full of the bull   The cat's in the well and the barn is full of the bull   The night is so long and the table is, oh so full      Cat's in the well and the servant is at the door   The drinks are ready and the dogs are goin' to war      The cat's in the well, the leaves are startin' to fall   The cat's in the well, the leaves are startin' to fall   Goodnight my love, may the Lord have mercy on us all